Heinarsmjör

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heinarsmjör

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heinarsmjör" (or heinarsmjǫr) in Norwegian.

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

heinarsmjör (heinarsmjǫr)
heinarsmjör, n. hvad man smører paa hein, naar man vil bruge Brynestenentil derpaa at hvæsse eller skjærpe et Redskab, et Vaaben. Flat. III, 42521.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛁᚿᛆᚱᛋᛘᛁᚯᚱ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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