Riðvölr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - riðvölr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "riðvölr" (or riðvǫlr) in Norwegian.

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

riðvölr (riðvǫlr): riðvölr, m. Kjevle, Træstykke som bruges til derom eller derover at binde (se riðaII, 1) Maskerne i et Net, Garn o. desl.(jvf kjevle 2, ridel Aasen 357a62. 601a50)Dpl. 2924; Hkr. 69521.

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, riðvölr may be more accurately written as riðvǫlr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛁᚦᚠᚯᛚᚱ
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:

desl.: deslige.

m.: Masculin.

pl.: Pluralis.

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