Helvegr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - helvegr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "helvegr" in Norwegian.

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

helvegr: helvegr, m. 1) Veien til de afdødes Hjem. SE. I, 17811. 13. 15; Vsp. 51 (NFkv. 9 b9). 2) Ligvei, Vei paa hvilken man førerLig til dets Begravelsessted (jvf Dm.3761 fg). Helr. Indledn. (Nornag. 6915eller Flat. II, 35517; Fld. I, 33314). 3) Plur. helvegir = hel 2 (jvf vegr 3).Vsp. 48 jvf Anmærkningen dertil S. 188 a28 (NFkv. 8 b8. 23 b29); Herv.33530 jvf 24117.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛚᚠᚽᚵᚱ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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