Meginá

Old Norwegian Dictionary - meginá

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "meginá" in Norwegian.

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

meginá
meginá, f. 1) Hovedløb, Hovedstrøm i enAa (jvf megin árinnar under megin(n.) 3); í þeirri kvíslinni, sem út rennrok meginánni Dn. I, 58114. 2) betyde-lig Aa, Elv af betydelig Størrelse; afhonum tóku nafn þær 2 meginár, erElfr heitir hvártveggi síðan Fld. I, 3882.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚵᛁᚿᛆ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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