Sjófarvalk

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sjófarvalk

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sjófarvalk" in Norwegian.

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

sjófarvalk: sjófarvalk, n. Omtumlen, Omdriven paa Sø eller Hav; nú er menn hitta ístorma eða sjófarvalk eða þann vanda,at þeir þurfu skip sítt at létta NL. II,2787 &vl 5; em ek nú heill maðr aföllu sjófarvalk(i) Bær. 9319; greindiPaulus allar tilstöður sínnar ferðarmeð sjófarvalki ok margskyns mœðuPost. 8922.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚮᚠᛆᚱᚠᛆᛚᚴ
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:

L.: Linje.

n.: Neutrum.