Hurðarjarn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hurðarjarn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hurðarjarn" in Norwegian.

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

hurðarjarn: hurðarjarn, n. Jernbeslag paa en Dør (maaske i Besynderlighed saadant, somfæstes tvers over Døren (hurð) i hori-sontal Retning og i den ene udenforsamme skydende Ende danner en Løkkeindrettet til at falde ned og bevæge sigsaaledes paa en i Dørstolpen fæstet Krog, (Folkespr. hurðarkrok, hulekrok,ulekrok), at den i Forbindelse med dennedanner et Dørhængsel af anden og nyereArt end hjarri; jvf Folkespr. hurdarjarnAasen 307 a. Didr. 3646; Flat. I,39216; um útlása ok hurðarjarn - -ok allt annat smásmíði gjaldi sem atfornu hefir verit Rb. 2, 1015.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚢᚱᚦᛆᚱᛁᛆᚱᚿ
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:

a.: accusativ.

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

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