Nöðrukyn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nöðrukyn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nöðrukyn" (or nǫðrukyn) in Norwegian.

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

nöðrukyn (nǫðrukyn)
nöðrukyn, n. Øgleæt, Øgleafkom (jvf naðra),= nöðruætt; þat nöðrukynit af BrocheisThom. 44216.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᚯᚦᚱᚢᚴᛦᚿ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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