Vatnkarl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vatnkarl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vatnkarl" in Norwegian.

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

vatnkarl
vatnkarl, m. 1) Vandkrukke til deraf at fylde mundlaug med Vand, = vazkall;svá sem hann - ætlaði at gefa hon-um handlaugar, ok hann snerist nökkutsvá í frá gestinum at taka vatnkarlinn- Stj. 1533; DI. I, 59725, = lat. urceusaquae Heilag. II, 45815. 36. 2) = lat.aquarius som Stjernebillede. Pr. 478.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛆᛏᚿᚴᛆᚱᛚ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.

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