Hunang

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hunang

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hunang" in Norwegian.

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

hunang: hunang, n. Honning (ght. honag, honangGraff IV, 691; mht. honec Mhd. Wb.I, 709 a38 fgg; ags. hunig Wright- Wül-cker I, 26718. 33021 m. m. Bosw.2 567 a33 fg;gsv. hunagh Schlyter 287 a). Stj. 20922.41124. 41214; sœtari eru mál þín -heldr en seimr ok hunang (Vulg. supermel et favum) Bp. I, 1031 (Ps. 19, 10);hunang nævnes blandt andre Handels-varer, som indførtes fra England til Norge, Eg. 17 (3116). 65 (15417); Sturl.I, 10513 (Bp. I, 43313); Fm. VIII, 25017;og som en Vare, der indførtes fra eller gjennen Øresund Eg. 19 (3530); ef maðrselr hunang í tunnum eða vokkumLandsl. 8, 108; Byl. 7, 515; Órœkjafór um föstuna suðr til Kjalarness okfékk þar föng mikil, mjöl ok skreið,smjör ok hunang, er A. í Saurbœ gafhonum Sturl. I, 34124; bjóst konungrbrott or bœnum (nl. Bergen) ok fluttimeð sér mikil korn ok mölt ok hun-ang, hélt hann suðr í Stafangr okefnaði þar til veizlu (for der at holdesit Bryllup) Fm. VII, 1733 (jvf Mork.19735); idet han nemlig der vilde heitamöltin og blanda hunangit (jvf gsv.blanda hunogh = gn. blanda mjöð seunder heita 1ste Bind s. 788 a44) dvs.deraf tilberede Mjød, da Mjøden nemligtilberededes hjemme, almindeligvis afudenlandsk Honning, hvis Indførsel om-tales ovenfor.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚢᚿᛆᚿᚵ
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:

gn.: gammelnorsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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