Skipfjöl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skipfjöl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skipfjöl" (or skipfjǫl) in Norwegian.

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

skipfjöl (skipfjǫl)
skipfjöl, f. Bord, Planke i et Fartøi; stígrÞorkell á skipfjöl (dvs. gaar ombord) oklætr í haf Laxd. 74 (21315).

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, skipfjöl may be more accurately written as skipfjǫl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛕᚠᛁᚯᛚ
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.
s.
substantiv.

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