Heilsusök

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heilsusök

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heilsusök" (or heilsusǫk) in Norwegian.

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

heilsusök (heilsusǫk)
heilsusök, f. hvad der tjener til ens Frelse, = lat. causa salutis. Heilag. II, 3358. 22.

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, heilsusök may be more accurately written as heilsusǫk.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᛚᛋᚢᛋᚯᚴ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.

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