Kyngöfugr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kyngöfugr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kyngöfugr" (or kyngǫfugr) in Norwegian.

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

kyngöfugr (kyngǫfugr)
kyngöfugr, adj. tilhørende en anseligSlægt, = göfugr at kyni. Kgs. 6320;Pamfil. 13128; Heilag. II, 2237 (706).

Part of speech: adj

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᚿᚵᚯᚠᚢᚵᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
s.
substantiv.

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