Öfundkendr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - öfundkendr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "öfundkendr" (or ǫfundkendr) in Norwegian.

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

öfundkendr (ǫfundkendr)
öfundkendr, adj. = öfundarkendr; e-mer öfundkent við (dvs. bærer Avind til)e-n Fm. VI, 145.

Part of speech: adj

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, öfundkendr may be more accurately written as ǫfundkendr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚯᚠᚢᚿᚦᚴᚽᚿᚦᚱ
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:

adj.
Adjectiv.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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