Rótakylfa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rótakylfa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rótakylfa" in Norwegian.

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

rótakylfa
rótakylfa, f. d. s.; hann hafði höggvit sérrótakylfu mikla (= hann hafði höggvitsér kylfu í skógi eða halfróteldi Jómsv.7232 jvf Flat. I, 18914 fg) Fm. I, 1778;tók hann í hönd sér rótakylfu mikla(= eina kylfu stóra Flat. I, 39215) Fm.II, 1631; hann hafði í hendi eina róta-kylfu ok barði henni á báðar hendrFlóam. 16 (1362).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚮᛏᛆᚴᛦᛚᚠᛆ
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:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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