Halsbók

Old Norwegian Dictionary - halsbók

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "halsbók" in Norwegian.

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

halsbók
halsbók, f. Bog som bæres, kan bæressaaledes, at man har den hængende omHalsen (jvf Stat. 2428, se under hals 1s. 711 a35); þeir skolu taka kross íhönd sér eða bók þá, er meiri sé enhalsbók, ok nefna vátta o. s. v. Grg. I, 7618; höfðu aptr til konungs hals-bók, er hann hafði átt ok nafn hansvar í Fm. IX, 21921.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛚᛋᛒᚮᚴ
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.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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