Harmsök

Old Norwegian Dictionary - harmsök

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "harmsök" (or harmsǫk) in Norwegian.

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

harmsök (harmsǫk)
harmsök, f. Aarsag til Sorg, hvad dervolder en Bedrøvelse. Nj. 137 (2214).

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚱᛘᛋᚯᚴ
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.

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