Norðland

Old Norwegian Dictionary - norðland

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "norðland" in Norwegian.

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

norðland: norðland, n. = Land, som ligger mod Nord,nordenfor, = norðrland; í Norðlandum(om den nordlige Del af Norge, dog saa-ledes at Udtrykket maa forstaaes om detnordenfjeldske Norge i Overensstemmelsemed hvad derom under norðmaðr 4 erbemærket, jvf EJb. 3318-342) Dn. I,6395; jvf þær (dvs. þar) i NordelandeDn. VII, 1289; hvor derved er ment Hálogaland, ligesom ved Nordland Dn.III, 6037.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᚮᚱᚦᛚᛆᚿᚦ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.