Ofmagn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofmagn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofmagn" in Norwegian.

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

ofmagn
ofmagn, n. Overmagt; bera e-n ofmagnidvs. overvælde: hélt hann sókn upp okvar borinn ofmagni ok féll í þeirriorrostu Fld. II, 46812; jvf því varhann kallaðr bœjarmagn, því at hannþótti ofmagni bera flestum húsum (for flest hús?) dvs. være høiere end de fleste Huse? Fm. III, 17512.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᛘᛆᚵᚿ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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