Vanasöngr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vanasöngr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vanasöngr" (or vanasǫngr) in Norwegian.

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

vanasöngr (vanasǫngr)
vanasöngr, m. Sang som efter vedtagenSædvane regelmæssingen skal synges;hvern dag söng hann þriðjung psaltaraumfram vanasöng sínn Bp. I, 1095.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, vanasöngr may be more accurately written as vanasǫngr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᚿᛆᛋᚯᚿᚵᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
p.
Pagina, side.

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