Messuhökull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - messuhökull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "messuhökull" (or messuhǫkull) in Norwegian.

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

messuhökull (messuhǫkull): messuhökull, m. Messehagel, hökull som Præsten er iført naar han forretter Messe.Mar. 7057.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, messuhökull may be more accurately written as messuhǫkull.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᛋᛋᚢᚼᚯᚴᚢᛚᛚ
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:

m.: Masculin.