Grœnland

Old Norwegian Dictionary - grœnland

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "grœnland" in Norwegian.

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

grœnland: grœnland, n. 1) Grønland i Amerika, til- dels med Indbegreb af alle de Lande,som man antog strakte sig nordenforIshavet fra Vínland til Bjarmaland,= Grœnaland. Symb. 14; Fbr. 9111;Eb. 24 (389). 48 (921); Flat. I, 430 fg. 546 fgg. I, 164 fg. 203. 205; Krók. 13.15 fg. 2) Landskab i nedre Telemarken(= Grenland OH. 1037; Fris. 9220;Greland Dn. I, 948. II, 89613; Græ-land Dn. I, 8458. 8739. II, 8589; Grø-land Dn. I, 4448). Dn. I, 3984. II,50011. IV, 61518; í Biarheraði á Grœn-löndum Dn. I, 6904. Jvf. grœna skipGul. 3151?

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚱᚯᚿᛚᛆᚿᚦ
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.

fg.: følgende.

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.