Miðja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - miðja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "miðja" in Norwegian.

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

miðja: miðja, f. kunde synes forekomme med Be- tydningen Midte i Udtrykket í miðju,hvori dog miðju lige saa vel kan tagesfor Dat. Neutr. Sing. af Adjektivet miðr(se under dette Ord). Sikkrere synesderimod Forekomsten af et saadant Sub-stantiv i Stedsnavne som: Ólafr bónde áMiðjo DN. II, 8930; af neðra, øfra Midjo(í Ognadals skipreiðo) Bolt. 1511 fg; ígarð, sem Mydio heyter, ligger í Gran-unga sókn DN. X, 3424 (Matr. Nr. 29 i Grongs Tinglag, Overhalfden); af midjo-aase á Snos (Matr. Nr. 101) Bolt. 114.Jvf. Mánagerði í Myði eller Mydju iHeiðareims sókn DN. IV, 7889. 22; líkvegaf Mydy DN. II, 77032, paa hvilke to Steder ved Mydi eller Mydju (for Miðieller Miðju? jvf Mydjathveit DN. I,8579 fg) maa være betegnet den Land-strækning, som ligger mellem Laagen ogFarris i den nederste Del af deres Løbi Nærheden af deres Udløb i Havet.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚦᛁᛆ
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:

Dat.: Dativ.

f.: Feminin.

Nr.: Nummer.

Sing.: Singularis.

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