Ohó

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ohó

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ohó" in Norwegian.

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

ohó: ohó, Interj. ironisk: ohó! lafdi mín! hannvildi eigi, at þit værit svá fróð, at þitvissit bæði gótt ok íllt Kgs. 10720 (1 Mos.3, 4 fg); ohó! heldr villast enir dramb-sömustu menn í slíku (= lat. ceterumhomines superbissimi procul errant) Pr.30220 (Sallust. Jug. c. 85).

Part of speech: Interj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚼᚮ
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:

c.: Capitel.

Interj.: Interjection.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.