Skógvöndr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skógvöndr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skógvöndr" (or skógvǫndr) in Norwegian.

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

skógvöndr (skógvǫndr): skógvöndr, m. = skógarvöndr; fóru þeirþar, til þeir kómu í skóginn skammtfrá Njarðvík; fóru þar af baki, gjörðustí leik ok skutu skógvöndum í millisín Þiðr. 2499.

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, skógvöndr may be more accurately written as skógvǫndr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚮᚵᚠᚯᚿᚦᚱ
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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