Menglöð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - menglöð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "menglöð" (or menglǫð) in Norwegian.

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

menglöð (menglǫð)
menglöð, f. (G. -glaðar) Kvinde (eg. den med men prydede, lat. monilibus gaudens),eller Navnet paa en vis bestemt Kvinde.GróG. 3; jvf Flat. I, 52842. 52918. 5307.

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, menglöð may be more accurately written as menglǫð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚿᚵᛚᚯᚦ
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:

eg.
egentlig.
f.
Feminin.
G.
Genitiv.
lat.
latinsk.

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