Stjórnarvölr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stjórnarvölr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stjórnarvölr" (or stjórnarvǫlr) in Norwegian.

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

stjórnarvölr (stjórnarvǫlr): stjórnarvölr, m. Styrstang, Styrpind, jvfhjalmunvölr (Folkespr. styrevol Aasen767b); Rafn bóndi - sezt með stjórnar-völ ok stýrir með svá - Bp. II, 519.

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, stjórnarvölr may be more accurately written as stjórnarvǫlr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᛁᚮᚱᚿᛆᚱᚠᚯᛚᚱ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

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