Hjúkolfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hjúkolfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hjúkolfr" in Norwegian.

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

hjúkolfr
hjúkolfr, m. Samling, Sammenkomst af flere Mennesker i et Hus til selskabeligGlæde; eptir jólin hélt sínn hjúkolfhvárr þeirra Fm. IX, 45310; þat var eittkveld, at þeir kómu ro hjúkolfinummjök drukknir Sturl. I, 29931; fig. hjú-kolfr frásögu Bp. I, 1377.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛁᚢᚴᚮᛚᚠᚱ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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