Heldri

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heldri

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heldri" in Norwegian.

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

heldri: heldri, adj. comp., helztr, superl. 1) større,størst, = meiri, mestr; betri, beztr; iheldra lagi, í heldrum lögum dvs. i tem-melig høi Grad, mere end almindelig,Fm. IX, 262 &vl 3) Alex. 926; Fld.III, 5519; hann kvazt at honum væntabeztrar vináttu ok helztrar Bp. I,70836; höfðu þat jafnan helztu mennok tignir Hítd. 199; er einn hefir verithelztr lendra manna í Noregi Eb. 65(1232). 2) saadan som heller, helst maaantages, foretrækkes; Petrus c. segirhelzt, at þat sé svá lítit vaxspjald-, at lykja má hnefa, því at pugilluser hnefi at váru máli Post. 86216 (Hist.Schol. 57018 jvf Luc. 1, 63).

Part of speech: adj comp

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛚᚦᚱᛁ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

c.: Capitel.

comp.: Comparativ.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

superl.: Superlativ.

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