Karlföt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - karlföt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "karlföt" (or karlfǫt) in Norwegian.

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

karlföt (karlfǫt)
karlföt, n. pl. Mandsklæder, = karlaföt,karlklæði, mods. kvennföt. Frost. 15,88; Grg. II, 4721.

Part of speech: n pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, karlföt may be more accurately written as karlfǫt.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚱᛚᚠᚯᛏ
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:

n.
Neutrum.
pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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