Óðaljörð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - óðaljörð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "óðaljörð" (or óðaljǫrð) in Norwegian.

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

óðaljörð (óðaljǫrð)
óðaljörð, f. Sted, Land hvor en er óðal-borinn 3, = óðal 2; þótti þeim (nL.Upplendingum) Haraldi konungi eigitil heyra at minka sínn rétt þann, erþeir höfðu haft um þeirra höfðingjaæfi, er fyrir honum vóru, þar einkan-liga, sem var hans óðaljörð ok ættleifðFm. VI, 33910; svá var Sunnifa elskuligöllu folki, at fjöldi manns vildi farabrott með henni bædi kallar ok konurok fyrirláta sína óðaljörð (= sítt fóstr-land L. 31) Flat. I, 24233.

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, óðaljörð may be more accurately written as óðaljǫrð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚦᛆᛚᛁᚯᚱᚦ
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.
L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.

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