Trollkerling

Old Norwegian Dictionary - trollkerling

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "trollkerling" in Norwegian.

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

trollkerling
trollkerling, f. = trollkona; þar sátumörg flögð á báða bekki; dólgr ekkilítill sat þar í öndugi, þat var hund-víss jötunn, ok þar trollkerling hjáhonum Flat. II, 51827.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚱᚮᛚᛚᚴᚽᚱᛚᛁᚿᚵ
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.
lat.
latinsk.

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