Hvönn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvönn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvönn" (or hvǫnn) in Norwegian.

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

hvönn (hvǫnn): hvönn, f. (n. Plur. hvannir) Hvanne,Kvanne, Angelica archangelica. Herv.3376; Bjark. 1191; Flat. I, 44729. II,15911 fg 22. 27; þú hjótt í einu höggibróður hans ok skífðir sem hvannir 10jarla hans Bær. 9918. Jvf. hvannnjóli,fjallhvönn.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᚯᚿᚿ
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.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

v.: Verbum.

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