Stöpulsvörðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stöpulsvörðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stöpulsvörðr" (or stǫpulsvǫrðr) in Norwegian.

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

stöpulsvörðr (stǫpulsvǫrðr): stöpulsvörðr, m. Taarnvagt, Taarnvægter;ef herr ferr til bœar ok verða varð-menn varir við, þá skulu þeir rennatil stöpulsvarða ok biðja láta klykkjaByl. 6, 320.

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, stöpulsvörðr may be more accurately written as stǫpulsvǫrðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚯᛕᚢᛚᛋᚠᚯᚱᚦᚱ
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.