Jungfrú

Old Norwegian Dictionary - jungfrú

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "jungfrú" in Norwegian.

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

jungfrú: jungfrú, f. 1) Pige af fornem Stand, t.jungfrau, = jomfrú, jumfrú (jvf jung-herra); forekommer oftere som Titelforan Personens Navn, især hvor derer Tale om en Konges Datter Fm.VI, 5922 (jvf 5816). 13225. IX, 22018. X,7116. 755. 15; Clar. 331. 417. 57; om en JarlsDatter: Fm. IX, 292; men ogsaa om jungfrú Serena's þjónustumær TeklaClar. 438. 540 (jvf 418). 2) Pige, Mø, =mær. Heilag. II, 47613; Mar. 77114. 17.77326. 10136. 30; fyrirboðit er ok prest-um - at syngja púsanarmesso ekkj-um, er þær giptast, ok engum útanjungfrúm einum Stat. 26317; vil ek íöngvan máta þik hrœra, ok af mínnihendi skaltu jungfrú vera Mar. 101318;er ok alþingis fyrirboðit, at jungfrúeða kona þjóni presti til altaris í mess-um Stat. 26625; skær (dvs. ubesmittet,úsaurguð) jungfrú Mar. 77410; ogsaaligesom skær mær (Mar. 71920) omMandsperson, som ikke har tekit á konu,ikke har hrœrt konu: Mar. 76719. 115423.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛁᚢᚿᚵᚠᚱᚢ
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.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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