Menglöð
Old Norwegian Dictionary - menglöðMeaning 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.