Refhvörf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - refhvörf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "refhvörf" (or refhvǫrf) in Norwegian.

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

refhvörf (refhvǫrf): refhvörf, n. pl. det Versemaal (háttr), hvis Kjendetegn er, at man stiller ved Sidenaf hinanden to Ord, som ere af indbyrdesmodsat Betydning, men derhos beggehave einnar tíðar fall (dvs. ere "isochrona"s. 6239) SE. I, 6627 (Hátt. II, 925 fg).

Part of speech: n pl

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, refhvörf may be more accurately written as refhvǫrf.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᚠᚼᚠᚯᚱᚠ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary