Ofraun

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ofraun

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ofraun" in Norwegian.

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

ofraun
ofraun, f. Prøvelse som er haardere eller strængere end at man kan bestaa den, væreden voxen (jvf ofreistni); vér gerðumhonum ofraun, en hann gerði þat eina,at, er hann átti Nj. 137 (22023); smiðr-inn kvað þat ofraun sverðinu, ok létþat til höggs búit en eigi til reistingarFld. II, 46514.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚠᚱᛆᚢᚿ
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.

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