Ofjarl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofjarl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofjarl" in Norwegian.

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

ofjarl: ofjarl, m. for stor, for mægtig Jarl; i hvil- ken Betydning Ordet er brugt som den afKong Magnus med Jarleværdigheden be- klædte Sveinn Ulfsson Fm. VI, 5227 fg.533 (Fris. 18024. 26); men det bruges og- saa i en mere omfattende Betydningom en altfor mægtig eller indflydelses-rig Mand: þú skalt hvern tíma undirmínu valdi vera yfirmeistari allra mínnakappa ok formaðr hverrar herferðar ístað Joabs, er mér verðr ofjarl fyrirstórleika sakri Stj. 53717 (jvf 2 Sam.19, 13); em ek grjótpáll þínn ok verðamér sumir ofjarlar hér í heraðinuVallalj. 246.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛁᛆᚱᛚ
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:

fg.: følgende.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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