Umvandan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - umvandan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "umvandan" in Norwegian.

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

umvandan: umvandan, f. Nidkjærhed i at føre Tilsynmed sine Undergivnes Handlinger, paatale deres utilbørlige Adfærd; Petr -berr líking þeirra manna, er formennvilja frá sér reka, at þeir þarniz þeirraumvandan Post. 327. 46921. 54428; þámenn, er hann hafði fyrr barða firirsakir guðligrar ástar ok umvandanarBp. I, 16613; þessi Eiríkr hafði ok tekithval þann, sem Eyrarkirkja átti, okvildi kirkjunni þar enga sœmd firirgera, sannandi at biskup ætti engandóm né umvandan á þvílíkum hlutumBp. I, 75910.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᛘᚠᛆᚿᚦᛆᚿ
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.

p.: Pagina, side.

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