Skrifanarfjöl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skrifanarfjöl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skrifanarfjöl" (or skrifanarfjǫl) in Norwegian.

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

skrifanarfjöl (skrifanarfjǫl)
skrifanarfjöl, f. = Vulg. propitiatoriumdvs. Laaget paa Pagtens Ark; örkinaskaltu setja inn í búðinni ok þar yfirskaltu setja skrifunarfjölina Stj. 30731(2 Mos. 26, 34); kaldes vel saaledes paaGrund af, at Cheruber derpaa vare af-bildede.

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, skrifanarfjöl may be more accurately written as skrifanarfjǫl.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᚠᛆᚿᛆᚱᚠᛁᚯᛚ
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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