Röksemdarmaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - röksemdarmaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "röksemdarmaðr" (or rǫksemdarmaðr) in Norwegian.

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

röksemdarmaðr (rǫksemdarmaðr)
röksemdarmaðr, m. Mand af Anseelse, Myn- dighed, Autoritet; mikill röksemdarmaðrí guðs kristni Bp. II, 396.

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, röksemdarmaðr may be more accurately written as rǫksemdarmaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚯᚴᛋᚽᛘᚦᛆᚱᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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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