Jónsvökudagr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jónsvökudagr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jónsvökudagr" (or jónsvǫkudagr) in Norwegian.

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

jónsvökudagr (jónsvǫkudagr)
jónsvökudagr, m. = jónsvaka, jónsmessu-dagr. DN. V, 8713. 1299.

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, jónsvökudagr may be more accurately written as jónsvǫkudagr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚮᚿᛋᚠᚯᚴᚢᚦᛆᚵᚱ
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:

gr.
græft.
m.
Masculin.

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