Vetrahöll

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vetrahöll

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vetrahöll" (or vetrahǫll) in Norwegian.

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

vetrahöll (vetrahǫll): vetrahöll, f. Vinterhall; vetrahöllin í bi-skupsgarðinum í Björgvin DN. II, 409.

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, vetrahöll may be more accurately written as vetrahǫll.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛏᚱᛆᚼᚯᛚᛚ
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.