Purpurahökull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - purpurahökull

Meaning 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.

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