Þorpkarl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þorpkarl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þorpkarl" in Norwegian.

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

þorpkarl
þorpkarl, m. en af de simple Landboere;væntir mik, at vér höfum svá umbúití sumar, at þorpkarlinn viti, hvat hannskal vinna í sumar bæði á sjó ok landiá Skáney Flat. II, 28236; mods. riddariDidr. 2311; = heiðnir menn: þar höfðulanga æfi blót verit, ok var enn fjöldiþorpkalla, þeirra er blótuðu ok trúðuá þessa villu Heilag. I, 1659.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚮᚱᛕᚴᛆᚱᛚ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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