Motr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - motr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "motr" in Norwegian.

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

motr
motr, m. Hovedklæde, Hovedbedækning afhvidt Linned, som brugtes af Kvinder; hón (nl. Ingibjörg konungs systir) tekr- motr hvítan gullvofinn ok gefr Kjart-ani ok kvað Guðrúnu Ósvifsdóttur helztigótt at vefja honum um höfuð sér, okmuntu henni gefa motrinn at bekkjar-gjöf -, þar var guðvefjarpoki um útanLaxd. 43 (1255 fgg 11) jvf Flat. I, 45332 fg;SE. II, 49412.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᚮᛏᚱ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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