Töðuönn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - töðuönn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "töðuönn" (or tǫðuǫnn) in Norwegian.

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

töðuönn (tǫðuǫnn): töðuönn, f. Arbeide med Høet paa taða 1;er þat mítt ráð, at hverr maðr ríðiheim af þingi ok sjái um bú sítt ísumar, meðan töðuannir eru Nj. 125(192 &vl.).

Part of speech: f

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

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚯᚦᚢᚯᚿᚿ
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.