Sporhundr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sporhundr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sporhundr" in Norwegian.

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

sporhundr
sporhundr, m. Hund som bruges, er oplært til at forfølge Dyrs eller MenneskersSpor, Støver; þá var farit með spor-hunda ok þeirra leita farit alla vegafrá bœnum, en hundarnir röktu sporinaptr til bœjarins Flat. II, 27233; váruleystir sporhundar í skóginn ok þegarvilltist þeim vegr Mork. 1477.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛕᚮᚱᚼᚢᚿᚦᚱ
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.
m.
Masculin.

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