Götuþjófr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - götuþjófr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "götuþjófr" (or gǫtuþjófr) in Norwegian.

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

götuþjófr (gǫtuþjófr)
götuþjófr, m. Tyv som skal straffes med Gadeløb (sv. gatulopp), hvem man skal gera, skapa götu (se S. 565 a3 fgg).Bjark. 1681.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚯᛏᚢᚦᛁᚮᚠᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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