Himinjöðurr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - himinjöðurr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "himinjöðurr" (or himinjǫðurr) in Norwegian.

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

himinjöðurr (himinjǫðurr)
himinjöðurr, m. Himmelrand, = himin-jaðarr. Vsp. 5 se NFkv. 1 Anm. 388 a.

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, himinjöðurr may be more accurately written as himinjǫðurr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᛘᛁᚿᛁᚯᚦᚢᚱᚱ
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:

a.
accusativ.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.
v.
Verbum.

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