Hjörr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjörr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hjörr" (or hjǫrr) in Norwegian.

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

hjörr (hjǫrr)
hjörr, m. (G. hjarar og hjörs, Dat. hjörvi)Sverd. Hm. 159 (158); Hund. 2, 22(24); Fm. IX, 51620.

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, hjörr may be more accurately written as hjǫrr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᚯᚱᚱ
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:

Dat.
Dativ.
G.
Genitiv.
m.
Masculin.

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