Kynjavetr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kynjavetr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kynjavetr" in Norwegian.

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

kynjavetr
kynjavetr, m. Vinter i hvilken der fore-kommer, forefalder vidunderlige Ting; sá vetr var kallaðr kynjavetr, því atþá urðu margir undarligir hlutir Sturl.I, 9321; jvf Ann. 11710.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᚿᛁᛆᚠᚽᛏᚱ
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.

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