Tjörupinnr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tjörupinnr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tjörupinnr" (or tjǫrupinnr) in Norwegian.

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

tjörupinnr (tjǫrupinnr)
tjörupinnr, m. Tjærepinde, Træpinde be-smurt med Tjære til at tænde Ild med. Sturl. II, 16412.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, tjörupinnr may be more accurately written as tjǫrupinnr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛁᚯᚱᚢᛕᛁᚿᚿᚱ
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.

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