Myrkvastofuvörðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - myrkvastofuvörðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "myrkvastofuvörðr" (or myrkvastofuvǫrðr) in Norwegian.

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

myrkvastofuvörðr (myrkvastofuvǫrðr): myrkvastofuvörðr, m. Fængselsvogter, Ar-restforvarer. Stj. 2004. 12; Post. 22034;Heilag. II, 3227. 33210. 13.

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, myrkvastofuvörðr may be more accurately written as myrkvastofuvǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛦᚱᚴᚠᛆᛋᛏᚮᚠᚢᚠᚯᚱᚦᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.