Kofan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kofan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kofan" in Norwegian.

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

kofan
kofarn eller kofan, n. Skjødehund (gsv.og gd. kövärne Schlyter 368 a, Folkespr.kovern Aasen 384 a27, kaaværn Hiort-høy Beskr. over Gudbrandsdalen I,152); þat er kofan, er maðr tekr hendisínni um halsinn svá, at saman takifingrin Frost. 11, 241; hann var itmesta kofarn í skapi Finb. 4411.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚮᚠᛆᚿ
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:

gd.
gammeldansk.
n.
Neutrum.
v.
Verbum.

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