Skarlat

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skarlat

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skarlat" in Norwegian.

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

skarlat: skarlat eller skallat, n. skarlagenrødt Klæde (eng. sharlet, fr. écarlate; Höf. Leb. I,23611a2. 269); kyrtillinn var skorinn afnýju skallati ok allr hlaðbúinn Fm.VI, 35815; þat þykki ok eigi ílla bera,at maðr hafi svart skinn til hosna, enekki önnur klæði, nema skarlat sé Kgs.668; skarlat ok gensk klæði Rb. 49(NL. III, 1266); er hón sá, at klæðihans eru brunnin, þá gaf hón honumvel sex alnar af skarlati SturL. II, 11231.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᚱᛚᛆᛏ
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:

eng.: engels.

f.: Feminin.

fr.: fransk.

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

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