Hornbogi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hornbogi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hornbogi" in Norwegian.

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

hornbogi
hornbogi, m. Bue, som er gjort af eller belagt med Horn (ags. hornboga, mht. hornboge; se Mhd. Wb. I, 178 b46 fgg;Hehn.2 46013; Höf. Leb. II, 171 medAnm. 3). Kgs. 886; Didr. 28314; Klm. 35236; Herv, 28415.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚱᚿᛒᚮᚵᛁ
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.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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