Stórmörk

Old Norwegian Dictionary - stórmörk

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "stórmörk" (or stórmǫrk) in Norwegian.

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

stórmörk (stórmǫrk)
stórmörk, f. stor Skov; tóku síðan beinok ösku ok grófu úti í stórmörk hjástaðinum Stj. 49412.

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, stórmörk may be more accurately written as stórmǫrk.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚮᚱᛘᚯᚱᚴ
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.

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