Jarðarhöfn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jarðarhöfn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jarðarhöfn" (or jarðarhǫfn) in Norwegian.

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

jarðarhöfn (jarðarhǫfn)
jarðarhöfn, f. Besiddelse af Jord. Rb.2611; LandsL. 3, 62. 7, 312. 55 v. L. 5;NL. IV, 2653.

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, jarðarhöfn may be more accurately written as jarðarhǫfn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᛆᚱᚦᛆᚱᚼᚯᚠᚿ
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:

f.
Feminin.
L.
Linje.
v.
Verbum.

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