Höfnun

Old Norwegian Dictionary - höfnun

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "höfnun" (or hǫfnun) in Norwegian.

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

höfnun (hǫfnun)
höfnun, f. = hafnan. Homil. 1219; Post.43927; Heilag. II, 25836.

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, höfnun may be more accurately written as hǫfnun.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚠᚿᚢᚿ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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