Umfang

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umfang

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umfang" in Norwegian.

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

umfang: umfang, n. hvad nogen er ifærd med atgjøre, Anstrængelse, voldsom Bevægelse (jvf fást um). Mar. 18611. 4791. 51225.78822. 105030 (jvf 10515). 11464; Post.38821. 68625; Heilag. I, 6812. 68325; Æf. 283; en af umfangi því, er L. hafði haftvið hann, pá lá hann lengi í úviti Bær.10128; málstefnu hafa þeir þá stórameð því umfangi, at hverr hœlir sínniástvinu Thom. 30034; Klm. 1586; sjásneri til skálans, því at hann heyrðiumfang mikit, er þeir áttust við Grett.679; mörgum þótti þetta makliga gjörtvið Gísla fyrir umfang sítt ok raup,er hann hafði af sér gjört Grett. 1378.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᚠᛆᚿᚵ
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.

L.: Linje.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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