Purtrea

Old Norwegian Dictionary - purtrea

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "purtrea" in Norwegian.

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

purtrea: purtrea, v. (að) udsmykke med Billeder, =putrea (fr. portraire); allt hans (nl.stellionis) bak er sem purtreat sé okskrifat með skínandum dropum þílíktsem stjörnum Stj. 97 &vl 1; öll var hón(nl. höllin) pentat ok purtreat innanmeð stjörnugang ok alls kyns marg-frœði Clar. 623.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚢᚱᛏᚱᚽᛆ
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:

fr.: fransk.

nl.: nemlig.

v.: Verbum.