Stórfjöðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stórfjöðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stórfjöðr" (or stórfjǫðr) in Norwegian.

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

stórfjöðr (stórfjǫðr)
stórfjöðr, f. stor Fjæder; svá er sagt fráfolki þessu, ef -, þá vaxa fjaðrar álíkömum þeirra -, en engar þær stór-fjaðrar, er þeir megi flaug af taka semfuglar Kgs. 2728.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, stórfjöðr may be more accurately written as stórfjǫðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚮᚱᚠᛁᚯᚦᚱ
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:

f.
Feminin.
s.
substantiv.

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