Hörpuskel

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hörpuskel

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hörpuskel" (or hǫrpuskel) in Norwegian.

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

hörpuskel (hǫrpuskel)
hörpuskel, n. Harpeskjæl (Aasen 268 a9;E. Olafsens Reise gjennem Island S.153. 1010; Mohr isl. Naturhistorie S.131; Pontoppidan Norges nat. HistorieII, 262). Eg. 90 (22911); Mag.* 6316.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚱᛕᚢᛋᚴᚽᛚ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
S.
Side.

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