Hjávist

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjávist

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hjávist" in Norwegian.

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

hjávist
hjávist, f. = hjávera; svá at öðrumþœtti ekki íllt hjávistar (dvs. at andreikke syntes det var ondt at være tilstedeeller i Nærheden) Bp. I, 3518; kvennahjávist dvs. Berørelse med Kvinder (=návist, nákvæmd) Barl. 118 &vl

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᛆᚠᛁᛋᛏ
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.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.

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