Orðstiltr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - orðstiltr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "orðstiltr" in Norwegian.

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

orðstiltr
orðstiltr, adj. besindig eller betænksom i sin Tale, nøieregnende med Hensyn tilde Ord eller Udtryk, som man bruger,saa at man stillir orðum sínum (jvfMork. 813. 35; Fm. VII, 32326), mods.skjótorðr (Fm. VI, 28322); hann varvel orðstiltr ok þó skapbráðr Nj. 136(2198); Þórhallr - svarar heldr stutt,Börkr var ok eigi orðstiltr Sturl. I, 7225.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᚦᛋᛏᛁᛚᛏᚱ
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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