Myrkvafjöturr
Old Norwegian Dictionary - myrkvafjöturrMeaning of Old Norwegian word "myrkvafjöturr" (or myrkvafjǫturr) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- myrkvafjöturr (myrkvafjǫturr)
- myrkvafjöturr, m.? (jarlinn) lét sveininnsetja í myrkvafjötra svarer til lat. pue-rum jussit in culleum parricidii recludi(Fabr. cod. apocr. N. T. Hamburg 1703S. 46224) Post. 32227 jvf XX Anm. 2.
Part of speech: m
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, myrkvafjöturr may be more accurately written as myrkvafjǫturr.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛦᚱᚴᚠᛆᚠᛁᚯᛏᚢᚱᚱ
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.
- S.
- Side.