Skógarhjörtr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skógarhjörtr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skógarhjörtr" (or skógarhjǫrtr) in Norwegian.

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

skógarhjörtr (skógarhjǫrtr)
skógarhjörtr, m. vild Hjort; skógarhirtirok önnur veiðidýr Stj. 5608.

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, skógarhjörtr may be more accurately written as skógarhjǫrtr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚮᚵᛆᚱᚼᛁᚯᚱᛏᚱ
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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