Tjöruvirki

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tjöruvirki

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tjöruvirki" (or tjǫruvirki) in Norwegian.

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

tjöruvirki (tjǫruvirki): tjöruvirki, n. hvad der brændes Tjære af.Landsl. 7, 62.

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, tjöruvirki may be more accurately written as tjǫruvirki.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛁᚯᚱᚢᚠᛁᚱᚴᛁ
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.

n.: Neutrum.