Hjördrótt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjördrótt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hjördrótt" (or hjǫrdrótt) in Norwegian.

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

hjördrótt (hjǫrdrótt)
hjördrótt, f. det med Sverd bevæbnedeKrigsfolk. Guðr. 2, 15.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᚯᚱᚦᚱᚮᛏᛏ
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.

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