Letrgerð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - letrgerð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "letrgerð" in Norwegian.

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

letrgerð
letrgerð, f. = letr 1; þat var sem lund-lagt várs dróttins postolum at elskameirr hugarkraft en letrgjörðir Post.48123 (jvf Vulg. non littera sed spiritu2 Cor. 3, 6); þú ert formentr framarröðrum með klerkdóm ok málsnild,söngrödd ok letrgjörð Post. 49826;virðist eigi nauðsynligt at setja semmeð nýrri letrgjörð þat, er áðr varfœrt ok fagrliga samit Thom. 2959;sú borg var áðr köllut at fornu Cariathsepher, þat er at váru máli letrgerðaborg (Vulg. civitas litterarum) Stj. 37922(Domm. 1, 11).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛏᚱᚵᚽᚱᚦ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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