Mótbára

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mótbára

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mótbára" in Norwegian.

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

mótbára: mótbára, f. Bølge som gaar, falder ellerbryder imod en, men dernæst i figurligBetydning: 1) Indvending, Modsigelse;eyðandi allar mótbárur (= alla mót-burði L. 36) villumanna Post. 57216;setti hann þá ok öngar mótbárur ísíðastu Bp. II, 4214 (jvf I, 4756 fgg). 2) Modgang, Modbør; engrar mótbárugetr bókin fyrr, en þeir koma yfirhafit ok upp í Jórsalaland Klm. 54337(Æf. 11100 fg).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚮᛏᛒᛆᚱᛆ
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.

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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