Stjölr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stjölr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stjölr" (or stjǫlr) in Norwegian.

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

stjölr (stjǫlr): stjölr, m. (A. Pl. stjölu) Bagdel, Stjert;slógusk und sessþiljur, er sárir váru,létu upp stjölu stjúpa, stungu í kjölhöfðum Hkr. 6218; hann bakar ok viðaxlirnar, ok berr þá upp við mjökstjölinn konungs Fm. XI, 6410; meðstjöl breiðan Hítd. 5717.

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, stjölr may be more accurately written as stjǫlr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛁᚯᛚᚱ
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.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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