Helgr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - helgr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "helgr" in Norwegian.

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

helgr: helgr, f. Dag eller Tid som skal hellig- holdes, Hellighed eller Helligholdelse somtilhører saadan Dag eller Tid, f. Ex. sunnudags helgr Frost. 2, 241. 3; JKr. 231; jóla helgr Frost. 2, 34; Eids. 1,14; páska helgr Frost. 2, 30; jvf nón-helgr; hann vildi eigi berjast um jólinfyrir helgar sakir Fm. VII, 18323;fyrir hvern sunnudag, er hann brýtrhelgi á JKr. 224; hefst sú helgr álaugardaginn JKr. 221; hvarr sjárflotistandi kyrr þar, er hann er kominn athelgi JKr. 327; hringja til helgar OH.11829 (Flat. II, 23227); fyrir helgi dvs.førend Helligdagen eller Helligdagene be-gynde, Borg. 1, 1433 (3, 2121); á helgidvs. i den Tid da Helligdag eller Helligdageneer begyndt, men endnu ikke er tilende,Borg. 3, 2131; Eids. 1, 16. 2, 123. 6;um helgi d. s. Eids. 1, 16. 204 fg; eptirhelgina Flat. II, 45821.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛚᚵᚱ
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.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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