Hölfuþing
Old Norwegian Dictionary - hölfuþingMeaning of Old Norwegian word "hölfuþing" (or hǫlfuþing) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- hölfuþing (hǫlfuþing)
- hölfuþing, f. Ting som holdes for et halvtFylke; sá skal flytja dóm eptir þeimtil þriðjungsþings eða hölfuþings, afhölfuþingi ok til fylkisþings eða álykta-þings, af fylkisþingi ok til 3 fylknaþings NL. II, 52314.
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, hölfuþing may be more accurately written as hǫlfuþing.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᛚᚠᚢᚦᛁᚿᚵ
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.
- L.
- Linje.