Náttsöngr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - náttsöngr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "náttsöngr" (or náttsǫngr) in Norwegian.

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

náttsöngr (náttsǫngr): náttsöngr, m. den sidste eller ottende horacanonica (ags. nihtsang) efter Homil. 1109eller de Bønner, som da skulde synges (mlat. hora nocturna, cantus nocturnuseller completorium jvf Du Cange II,1, 77048; Durandi Rationale div. offic.lib. 5 cap. 1 § 2. 5, hvorefter der dog kunskulde være 7 saadanne horæ), = kveld-söngr (se dette Ord). Homil. 1109. 35;Fm. VI, 3032; Mar. 807; Bp. I, 17235;náttsöngr guðs móður Maríu Mar.8013. 16. 23 fgg.

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, náttsöngr may be more accurately written as náttsǫngr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛆᛏᛏᛋᚯᚿᚵᚱ
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:

c.: Capitel.

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

mlat.: Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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