Hörgefn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hörgefn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hörgefn" (or hǫrgefn) in Norwegian.

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

hörgefn (hǫrgefn)
hörgefn, f. Kvinde (poet. Udtryk). Fafn. 43.

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, hörgefn may be more accurately written as hǫrgefn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚱᚵᚽᚠᚿ
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.
poet.
poetisk.

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