Mestháttar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mestháttar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mestháttar" in Norwegian.

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

mestháttar: mestháttar for mests háttar (jvf meir-háttar) dvs. af størst Anseelse; sá semauðgastr var ok mestháttar Mar. 111718;forbindes ofte saaledes med et følgendeSubstantiv, at det staar istedetfor et ad-jektivisk Superlativ eller tjener til medSubstantivet at danne et sammensat Sub-stantiv: hón var mestháttar (dvs. denanseligste) borg í allri Licia Heilag.II, 761; út af konunginum (nl. sátu)riddarar ok mestháttar menn ríkisinsBp. I, 80514 (jvf mikils háttar meistariBp. I, 8059 fg); vóru þar allir mestháttarprestar fyrir Bp. I, 82820; mestháttarmenn Klm. 13418.

Part of speech: uten ordklasse

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᛋᛏᚼᛆᛏᛏᛆᚱ
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.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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