Karlsift

Old Norwegian Dictionary - karlsift

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "karlsift" in Norwegian.

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

karlsift
karlsift, adv. paa Mandssiden i nedstigende Linje; hverr hans ættmanna sá, er karl-sift at langfeðgatali væri frá honumkominn, skyldi vera konungr ok takaríki eptir föður sínn Flat. I, 2404;jvf Grg. I, 19616; se karlsvipt.

Part of speech: adv

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚱᛚᛋᛁᚠᛏ
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:

adv.
Adverbium.
lat.
latinsk.
v.
Verbum.

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