Málajörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - málajörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "málajörð" (or málajǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

málajörð (málajǫrð)
málajörð, f. Jord som er afhændet medForbehold af Gjenløsning for det sammeBeløb, som Besidderen har lagt deri,givet derfor (se máli 5; jvf Hertzberg 425 fg. 87 Anm.), = forsölujörð (jvf for-sölumáli). Gul. 794. 2831. 2861. (Hák.963); Landsl. 6, 151.

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, málajörð may be more accurately written as málajǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᛚᛆᛁᚯᚱᚦ
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.
fg.
følgende.
m.
Masculin.

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