Orðheill

Old Norwegian Dictionary - orðheill

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "orðheill" in Norwegian.

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

orðheill: orðheill, f. Varsel som indeholdes eller gives i det Rygte en har, i de Ord som en udtaler(jvf heill); eigi hafa þau góða orðheill,ok em ek úfúss at taka vid þeim Vatsd.20 (3411); Björn gékk í skálann inn okleitaði orðheilla (jvf leita orða L. 40.50) ok spurði á enn œðra bekk enn ýztamann, hvárt - VígagL. 646; Ólafr sendirnú orð föður sínum, at hann stœði útiok sæi ferð hans þá, er hann fór áþenna nýja bœ, ok hefði orðheill fyrirLaxd. 24 (6231).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᚦᚼᚽᛁᛚᛚ
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.

L.: Linje.

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