Nasbjörg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nasbjörg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nasbjörg" (or nasbjǫrg) in Norwegian.

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

nasbjörg (nasbjǫrg): nasbjörg, f. Skjærm som gaar ned fraHjelmen over Næsen og skal tjene tildennes Beskyttelse, = nefbjörg (mht.naseband, gfr. nasal, se Höf. Leb. II,50-53). Flov. 13866; Klm. 35730.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, nasbjörg may be more accurately written as nasbjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᛋᛒᛁᚯᚱᚵ
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.

fr.: fransk.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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