Orðkolfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - orðkolfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "orðkolfr" in Norwegian.

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

orðkolfr
orðkolfr, m. Bortkastelse af et Bogstav elleren Stavelse i Enden af et Ord, lat. apo-cope; apocope - hón tekr ór einn stafeða samstöfu í enda orðs, sem hér: "þvíhefig heitit mey (for meyju) mætri";þat köllum vér orðkolf í skáldskap SE.II, 13615; í fallaskipti verðr Solœcismussem hér: því hefig heitit mey mætri;hér er rœgiligt fall sett fyrir gæfiligufalli ok köllum vér þenna löst orðkolfSE. II, 1181.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᚦᚴᚮᛚᚠᚱ
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.

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