Hörundljóss

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hörundljóss

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hörundljóss" (or hǫrundljóss) in Norwegian.

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

hörundljóss (hǫrundljóss): hörundljóss, adj. lys af Hudfarve; svá varhón hörundljós sem snjór eða fílsbeinBret. 9 (14226).

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, hörundljóss may be more accurately written as hǫrundljóss.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚯᚱᚢᚿᚦᛚᛁᚮᛋᛋ
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.