Orðafar

Old Norwegian Dictionary - orðafar

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "orðafar" in Norwegian.

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

orðafar
orðafar, n. Maade at tale paa, = orðfar;hertoginn lítr á hana um stund okrœðir með hana ok virðir svá fyrir sér,at hvártki sé forkunnligt orðafar (=orðfœri Fm. VI, 5721) hennar né vizka-, sem hann hugði til ok honum varsagt Flat. III, 27616.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᚦᛆᚠᛆᚱ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.

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