Kirkjuhöfn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kirkjuhöfn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kirkjuhöfn" (or kirkjuhǫfn) in Norwegian.

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

kirkjuhöfn (kirkjuhǫfn): kirkjuhöfn, f. Kirkes Eiendom, = kirkju-eignir. DI. I, 41019.

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, kirkjuhöfn may be more accurately written as kirkjuhǫfn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᚢᚼᚯᚠᚿ
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.