Hestvörðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hestvörðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hestvörðr" (or hestvǫrðr) in Norwegian.

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

hestvörðr (hestvǫrðr): hestvörðr, m. Vagt som holdes af Mændsom ere til Hest; halda hestvörð Fm.VII, 1781; gera e-n á hestvörð Sturl. I,32422; vera á hestverði Sturl. I, 25921.

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, hestvörðr may be more accurately written as hestvǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛋᛏᚠᚯᚱᚦᚱ
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.

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