Tjöruspann

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tjöruspann

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tjöruspann" (or tjǫruspann) in Norwegian.

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

tjöruspann (tjǫruspann): tjöruspann, n. Tjærespand, Spand Tjære;ef eitt tjöruspann skortir, þá liggja þarvið 6 aurar. Frost. 7, 17.

Part of speech: n

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛁᚯᚱᚢᛋᛕᛆᚿᚿ
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:

n.: Neutrum.