Hafsbotn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hafsbotn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hafsbotn" in Norwegian.

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

hafsbotn
hafsbotn, m. Havbugt som skjærer dybt ind i Landet og hvormed Havet ender,saa at man tilsøs ikke kan komme læn- gere frem. Stj. 743; Fris. 37 (Yngl. 1); Kgs. 465; Symb. 26 fg. 2815 ; Fm. 1,23419 (Landn. 1, 1).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚠᛋᛒᚮᛏᚿ
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:

fg.
følgende.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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