Sjáfarhöll

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sjáfarhöll

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sjáfarhöll" (or sjáfarhǫll) in Norwegian.

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

sjáfarhöll (sjáfarhǫll): sjáfarhöll, f. stort Hus ved Søen; síðanveitti konungr 5 daga í sjáfarhöllinnií konungsgarði (i Bergen) Fm. X, 2027.

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᛆᚠᛆᚱᚼᚯᛚᛚ
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.

m.: Masculin.