Halftroll

Old Norwegian Dictionary - halftroll

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "halftroll" in Norwegian.

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

halftroll
halftroll, n. Person, hvis Fader eller Mo-der er troll (jvf halfbergrisi, halfrisi,halfræingi); nú eigum vér at berjastvið halftroll ok þó við ágæta menn íöðru lagi Alex. 14117; Hergrimr half-troll Herv. 2043 (Fld. I, 4126); Hall-björn hét maðr, hann var kallaðr half-troll Fld. II, 1092 (jvf Eg. 1 (16); Nj.106 (16410).

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛚᚠᛏᚱᚮᛚᛚ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
v.
Verbum.

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