Úhelgisvörn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - úhelgisvörn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "úhelgisvörn" (or úhelgisvǫrn) in Norwegian.

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

úhelgisvörn (úhelgisvǫrn): úhelgisvörn, f. Forsvar i en anlagt Drabs- sag, hvorved man søger godtgjort at den dræbte er falden úheilagr. Grg. I, 19429.

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, úhelgisvörn may be more accurately written as úhelgisvǫrn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚼᚽᛚᚵᛁᛋᚠᚯᚱᚿ
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.

gr.: græft.