Turn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - turn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "turn" in Norwegian.

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

turn: turn, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) Taarn; allirvóru þeir nökkut sárir, er með kist-unni höfðu farit ok fyrstir géngu inní borgina, ok mest af grjóti, er kastatvar ór turnum ofan Fm. VI, 15824. 16416;þessháttar smíði heitir piramis á latíno,þat er sem hár turn á vára tungo Alex.6319; turn eða lopthús Mar. 59a22; hannvar genginn upp í konungsins turnaHeilaG. I, 32718; om Taarn paa Elefant: Stj. 7025.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚢᚱᚿ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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