Gnölltan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gnölltan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gnölltan" (or gnǫlltan) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

gnölltan (gnǫlltan): gnölltan, f. d. s. Mar. 85934.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, gnölltan may be more accurately written as gnǫlltan.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚿᚯᛚᛚᛏᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

s.: substantiv.