Hvötuðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvötuðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvötuðr" (or hvǫtuðr) in Norwegian.

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

hvötuðr (hvǫtuðr)
hvötuðr, m. Person som opmuntrer, til-skynder til noget (e-s); eggleiks hvötuðrGuðr. 2, 31.

Part of speech: m

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᚯᛏᚢᚦᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.

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