Strandvarpa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - strandvarpa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "strandvarpa" in Norwegian.

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

strandvarpa
strandvarpa, f. Not, Vad til at kaste med langs Stranden for deri at fange Fisk; þat er einn dag, at konungs menn róaá sjó með strandvarpo at fá grœnafiska til konungs borðs; ok þeir kastanetjom sínom ok drógo at landi, okverðr svá þung strandvarpan, at varlafá þeir flutt Didr. 7020.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᛏᚱᛆᚿᚦᚠᛆᚱᛕᛆ
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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