Merkisstöng

Old Norwegian Dictionary - merkisstöng

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "merkisstöng" (or merkisstǫng) in Norwegian.

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

merkisstöng (merkisstǫng)
merkisstöng, f. Stang hvorved Fanen ellerBanneret er fæstet. Flat. II, 34036. 35529;Fm. VI, 3365; Hirðskrá 23.

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, merkisstöng may be more accurately written as merkisstǫng.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᚱᚴᛁᛋᛋᛏᚯᚿᚵ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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