Sumarauki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sumarauki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sumarauki" in Norwegian.

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

sumarauki
sumarauki, m. det Tillæg af en Uge sompaa Island hver syvende Sommer blevindskudt i Aaret for at faa Tidsregningen,hvorefter Aaret kun havde 364 Dage, tilat stemme med Aarstiden (Ísl. 4; P. A.Munch d. n. Folks Hist. 1, 2, 158).Landn. 2, 23 (13111); jvf ef hlaupár ereða ef við sumar er lagt Grg. 1, 1125.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚢᛘᛆᚱᛆᚢᚴᛁ
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.
n.
Neutrum.

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