Holmgöngustaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - holmgöngustaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "holmgöngustaðr" (or holmgǫngustaðr) in Norwegian.

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

holmgöngustaðr (holmgǫngustaðr): holmgöngustaðr, m. Sted hvor der holdes holmganga, = holmstaðr. Flat. I,1517; Eg. 67 (1618).

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, holmgöngustaðr may be more accurately written as holmgǫngustaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᛚᛘᚵᚯᚿᚵᚢᛋᛏᛆᚦᚱ
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.

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