Óskmær

Old Norwegian Dictionary - óskmær

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "óskmær" in Norwegian.

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

óskmær
óskmær, f. var en Benævnelse paa Val- kyrierne enten fordi de vare Odins adop-terede Døtre, eller fordi de paa hans Vegne skulde kjósa val, eller af den DM.339014 antagne Grund. Oddr. 21 (NFkv.279b40); Völs. 8527 (c. 1).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᛋᚴᛘᛅᚱ
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:

c.
Capitel.
f.
Feminin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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