Ormstönn
Old Norwegian Dictionary - ormstönnMeaning of Old Norwegian word "ormstönn" (or ormstǫnn) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- ormstönn (ormstǫnn)
- ormstönn, f. Ormetand, Slangetand; hvárkivar hann (nl. hjalmrinn) af járni gerrné stáli, af gulli né silfri, heldr varhann gerr af hörðum ormstönnum Klm.46115.
Part of speech: f
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, ormstönn may be more accurately written as ormstǫnn.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᚱᛘᛋᛏᚯᚿᚿ
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.
- m.
- Masculin.
- nl.
- nemlig.