Ígangsföstudagr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ígangsföstudagr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ígangsföstudagr" (or ígangsfǫstudagr) in Norwegian.

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

ígangsföstudagr (ígangsfǫstudagr): ígangsföstudagr, m. Fastelavns Søndag (se Grág. 4112 fg under fasta). DN.VIII, 1793 (hvor Ordet er skrevet ígagns-föstudagr).

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, ígangsföstudagr may be more accurately written as ígangsfǫstudagr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚵᛆᚿᚵᛋᚠᚯᛋᛏᚢᚦᛆᚵᚱ
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.