Torg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - torg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "torg" in Norwegian.

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

torg: torg, n. Torv, Sted hvor allehaande Varer udbydes til Salg, faaes kjøbt; ef nökkuttorg væri þat, á hverju er þér heyrðut100 gullpeninga ganga ok út gefastfyrir einn koparpening - Stj. 15313;nú var ek á torgi, ok því at mér varekki kaupligt, kom ek enn hingat Flat.I, 50932; Julius (dvs. Caesar) var þá half-sextogr at aldri ok vetri meirr (nl. dahan blev dræbt); hann var síðan brendrok upp reistr á torgi steinn hár, erMendicus heitir, 20 feta hár ok kallastPetra Julii Gyð. 7023; setja e-m torgdvs. give en Adgang til at faa kjøbt hvadhan behøver: skyldi jarl setja honumtorg til matkaupa allan vetrinn Fm.VII, 7813, jvf Icel. sag. I, 16210; Sig-mundi konungi var hvervetna sett torgok annarr farargreiði Fld. I, 14313; hafatorg (dvs. falbyde sine Varer) fyrir hversmanns durum Rb. 12; menn Sveinskonungs höfðu torg ok skemtan okleika úti hjá herbergjunum Fm. XI,3667; Nød og Faar skulde kjøbes á torgi,fersk Fisk fyrir torgi eða á bryggjumRb. 2, 5; torgit i Nidaros: Dn. III,195; i Bergen: Bp. I, 63631; i Oslo:Dn. IV, 307. 697.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚮᚱᚵ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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