Kúfungr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kúfungr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kúfungr" in Norwegian.

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

kúfungr: kúfungr, m. Søsnegle, Strandsnegle, isærdens Hus, som er kúfótt (Folkespr. kuv-ung Aasen 398 b17, i Bohuslen: kup-unge efter C. Linnæi Vestgöta-Resa s. 169, hvor den saa kaldte Sneglebeskrives); turninn var kringlóttr innanok snúinn upp pöllum (dvs. med Vindel-trappe) sem kúfungr, ok átti þar uppat ganga Þ.Jón. 5015; útan á hanstötrum var, sem ekki væri nema kúf-ungar einir ok skeljar Mag. 2122; sumkreatýr hylst í skeljum, sum í kúf-ungum Heilag. I, 47312; fœrði Yng-varr Agli at skáldskaparlaunum kúf-unga þrjá ok andaregg Eg. 31 (642).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚢᚠᚢᚿᚵᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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