Hol

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hol

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hol" in Norwegian.

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

hol: hol, n. 1) Hulhed, hult Rum inden i noget;lýstr vindinum ofan í holit verplannaFm. XI, 3430 (Jómsv.* 2922); mýss búa íholi þeirra (dvs. det hule Rum som er indeni Afgudsbillederne) Heilag. I, 28035; ekmun snúa skildi mínum ok at þér holinu(dvs. dets hule Side, jvf hvalf 2) Laxd.80 (22827); gjörðust á (nl. fœtinum) stórhol með beini, en féll or blóð ok vágrBp. I, 3218. 2) i Særdeleshed: Bug-hulheden, hvori Indvoldene have sit Leie. Kgs. 3023; Bp. I, 38530; SE. I, 36425;Grág. 2994; ganga, hlaupa á hol siges det Vaaben, som trænger ind i Bughul-heden, Flat. I, 14623; Nj. 39 (607);Band. 429; Alex. 7619; Svarfd. 594;skera hval á hol dvs. saaledes at derbliver en Aabning ind til Bughulheden,Gul. 15012; hit efra hol dvs. Brysthul-heden Frost. 4, 477; Bjark. 392; Sturl.II, 4618; neðra hol dvs. Underlivet, Frost.4, 476; Bjark. 392; jvf Schlyter (hul2) 285 b.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᛚ
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:

fd.: finlandisk.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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