Purpurahökull
Old Norwegian Dictionary - purpurahökullMeaning of Old Norwegian word "purpurahökull" (or purpurahǫkull) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- purpurahökull (purpurahǫkull)
- purpurahökull, m. = hökull görr af pur-pura; Gizurr biskup gaf til kirkju íSkálaholti purpurahökul hvítan Bp. I,6730.
Part of speech: m
Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, purpurahökull may be more accurately written as purpurahǫkull.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚢᚱᛕᚢᚱᛆᚼᚯᚴᚢᛚᛚ
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:
- m.
- Masculin.
- p.
- Pagina, side.