Sjónarvörðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sjónarvörðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sjónarvörðr" (or sjónarvǫrðr) in Norwegian.

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

sjónarvörðr (sjónarvǫrðr): sjónarvörðr, m. Person som skal holde Ud- kig; menn nökkurir mæltu, þeir er gengtvóru konungsskipinu, við sjónarvörðunaFm. VIII, 21221.

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, sjónarvörðr may be more accurately written as sjónarvǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛁᚮᚿᛆᚱᚠᚯᚱᚦᚱ
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.

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