Holmgarðsfari

Old Norwegian Dictionary - holmgarðsfari

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "holmgarðsfari" in Norwegian.

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

holmgarðsfari
holmgarðsfari, m. Persom som pleier reise til Holmgarðr; hét Rafn stýrimaðrvíkverskr at ætt, ok átti garð í Tuns-bergi, hann sigldi jafnan til Holmgarðs,ok var hann kallaðr holmgarðsfariFlat. I, 1304; jvf Landn. 3, 1 (1697).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᛚᛘᚵᛆᚱᚦᛋᚠᛆᚱᛁ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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