Sinfon

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sinfon

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sinfon" in Norwegian.

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

sinfon
sinfon, s. et Slags Lyre; mlat. symphonia(se Du Cange under dette Ord; Hoff-mann Hor. Belg. VI, 199; se ogsaa Gött. g. Anz. I, 919 fg); þar við eruhöfð allskonar söngfœri: organ, sinfonok salterium, hörpur ok gigjur Fm.VII, 9713; leikarinn - tók nú í sinfonsstað söngfœri sœmiligs siðferðis Heilag.II, 4446.

Part of speech: s

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚿᚠᚮᚿ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
mlat.
Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.
s.
substantiv.

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