Hestavöndr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hestavöndr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hestavöndr" (or hestavǫndr) in Norwegian.

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

hestavöndr (hestavǫndr): hestavöndr, m. Hestepisk, Pisk som er gjort eller bruges til dermed at fremdrive Heste. Klm. 21123. 31726.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛋᛏᛆᚠᚯᚿᚦᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.