Tylftarkvöð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - tylftarkvöð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "tylftarkvöð" (or tylftarkvǫð) in Norwegian.

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

tylftarkvöð (tylftarkvǫð)
tylftarkvöð, f. Opnævnelse af de til tylftar-kviðr fornødne kviðmenn; var Arnkellkvaddr tylftarkvöð Landn. 2, 9 (8911).

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, tylftarkvöð may be more accurately written as tylftarkvǫð.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᛦᛚᚠᛏᛆᚱᚴᚠᚯᚦ
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.

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