Megingjörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - megingjörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "megingjörð" (or megingjǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

megingjörð (megingjǫrð)
megingjörð, f. Styrkebelte. Flat. II, 29927;Plur. om Þórs Styrkebelte SE. I, 907.1464. 28411.

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, megingjörð may be more accurately written as megingjǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚵᛁᚿᚵᛁᚯᚱᚦ
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.
lat.
latinsk.

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