Mestr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mestr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mestr" in Norwegian.

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

mestr
mestr, adj. superl. (jvf comp. meiri) størst: a) med Hensyn til Længde, Omfang, Be-tydenhed: om munr Kgs. 759. 11; om mannvirki Flat. I, 24621; mest mannadvs. de fleste Mænd, Sturl. II, 1235; b) medHensyn til Anseelse: margir enir mestumenn Nj. 114; hann var mestr bóndifyrir vestan Arnarfjörð Sturl. II, 85.

Part of speech: adj superl

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚽᛋᛏᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
comp.
Comparativ.
lat.
latinsk.
p.
Pagina, side.
s.
substantiv.
superl.
Superlativ.

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