Miðsvetrarnótt

Old Norwegian Dictionary - miðsvetrarnótt

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "miðsvetrarnótt" in Norwegian.

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

miðsvetrarnótt
miðsvetrarnótt, f. Midvintersnat, 12te Jan. (se H. J. Wille Beskrivelse over Sille-jords Pgld. s. 2455); hann (nl. H. Aðal-steinsfóstri) setti þat í lögum at hefjajólahald þann tíma, sem kristnir menn- -; en áðr var jólahald haft miðs-vetrarnótt (= hökunótt Hkr. 9211;höggunótt Fris. 7131) Flat. I, 552.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚦᛋᚠᚽᛏᚱᛆᚱᚿᚮᛏᛏ
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.
gld.
gammeldensk.
lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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