Stórfjöðr
Old Norwegian Dictionary - stórfjöðrMeaning 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.