Úöld

Old Norwegian Dictionary - úöld

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "úöld" (or úǫld) in Norwegian.

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

úöld (úǫld)
úöld, f. ulykkelig Tid, i hvilken det gaarMenneskene ilde; úöld in fyrri Flat. III,50412; úöld í kristni Flat. III, 40836;úöld mikil ok íslög Flat. III, 5213;mikil er úöld á mönnum norðr hingat(paa Grund af hallæri) Ljósv. 619; hannleiddi mest hjá sér allra þeirra hernaðok óöld þá, er þeir vöfðusk í, en hélthlut sínum úskerðum fyrir öllum þeimSturl. II, 8421.

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, úöld may be more accurately written as úǫld.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚢᚯᛚᚦ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
v.
Verbum.

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