Vetrbjörg

Old Norwegian Dictionary - vetrbjörg

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "vetrbjörg" (or vetrbjǫrg) in Norwegian.

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

vetrbjörg (vetrbjǫrg)
vetrbjörg, f. Udkomme Vinteren over; keypasér e-t til vetrbjargar Sturl. I, 1653.

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, vetrbjörg may be more accurately written as vetrbjǫrg.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚽᛏᚱᛒᛁᚯᚱᚵ
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.

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