Mörbjúga

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mörbjúga

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mörbjúga" (or mǫrbjúga) in Norwegian.

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

mörbjúga (mǫrbjúga): mörbjúga, n. Pølse, hvis Indhold bestaaraf søndserskaaret Fedt (mörr) og Kjød (Folkespr. mörboge Aasen 508a10, maar-kurv H. J. Willes Beskrivelse overSillejords Prestegjeld S. 2199), sand-synligvis saa kaldet fordi deslige Pølsergjerne havde Formen af et Karbaand,en Gjord, og derfor let kunde røges ogtørres ophængte paa lange Stænger iStuen, se Wille l. c.; annathvárt manokkr Krist á skilja meira en mörbjúgahalft eða minna OHm. 8321 jvf 17; jvfFlat. II, 33633. 3371.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚯᚱᛒᛁᚢᚵᛆ
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:

c.: Capitel.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

S.: Side.

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