Matbjörg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - matbjörg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "matbjörg" (or matbjǫrg) in Norwegian.

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

matbjörg (matbjǫrg)
matbjörg, f. saa meget Mad, som behøvestil Livets Ophold. OH. 1537.

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, matbjörg may be more accurately written as matbjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛆᛏᛒᛁᚯᚱᚵ
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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