Jónsvökunótt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jónsvökunótt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jónsvökunótt" (or jónsvǫkunótt) in Norwegian.

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

jónsvökunótt (jónsvǫkunótt)
jónsvökunótt, f. Natten før jónsvaka eller jónsvökudagr. Bær. 11535 (jvf 11546. 54);Konung. 15827 (Fm. VIII, 457 &vl 14).

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, jónsvökunótt may be more accurately written as jónsvǫkunótt.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚮᚿᛋᚠᚯᚴᚢᚿᚮᛏᛏ
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.
gr.
græft.
m.
Masculin.

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