Horngöfugr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - horngöfugr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "horngöfugr" (or horngǫfugr) in Norwegian.

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

horngöfugr (horngǫfugr)
horngöfugr, adj. anselig paa Grund afsine Horn. Hým. 7.

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚱᚿᚵᚯᚠᚢᚵᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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