Sólhvarf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sólhvarf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sólhvarf" in Norwegian.

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

sólhvarf: sólhvarf, n. Solhverv, = lat. solstitium;ofte i Plur. om det enkelte Solhverv; núlíðr fram at sólhvörfum Grett. 1628;þá vex mesto á þeim tveim vikomsólargangr, því at þat er miðmundasólhvarfanna Rimb. 64a (3024); á þeimdegi, er 10 nætr ero til jónsmesso, þáero sólhvörf, er sól er í miðju land-suðri, en um vetrinn eptir at miðrinátt 10 dögum firir jólanótt Hb. 405;AnO. 1847 S. 2023. 5; Frump. CIV6.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚮᛚᚼᚠᛆᚱᚠ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

n.: Neutrum.

p.: Pagina, side.

S.: Side.

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages related to Old Norwegian.