Snjófönn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - snjófönn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "snjófönn" (or snjófǫnn) in Norwegian.

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

snjófönn (snjófǫnn)
snjófönn, f. Snefond; þar var lítil upp-hæð ok lögð í snjófönn neðan Dpl. 2313.

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, snjófönn may be more accurately written as snjófǫnn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚿᛁᚮᚠᚯᚿᚿ
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.
pl.
Pluralis.

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