Hárvöxtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hárvöxtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hárvöxtr" (or hárvǫxtr) in Norwegian.

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

hárvöxtr (hárvǫxtr)
hárvöxtr, m. Haarvæxt, Beskaffenhed ved ens Haar: hans hárvöxtr má jafnast viðsilki at fegrð Flat. I, 56712.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚱᚠᚯᛋᛏᚱ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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