Myrkvafjöturr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - myrkvafjöturr

Meaning 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.

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