Loptmjöðm

Old Norwegian Dictionary - loptmjöðm

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "loptmjöðm" (or loptmjǫðm) in Norwegian.

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

loptmjöðm (loptmjǫðm)
loptmjöðm, f.? hann brá henni á lopt-mjöðm (&vl brá henni mjaðmarbragð,til mjaðmar) svá at hón féll Fld. II,14813; jvf bregðr henni á mjöðm, sváhún fellr Fld. III, 5731; leiddi hann ámjöðm ok brá honum á lopt með svámiklu afli, at höfuðit kom fyrst niðrá honum Bárð. 3526.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚮᛕᛏᛘᛁᚯᚦᛘ
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.

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