Viðrnefni

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðrnefni

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðrnefni" in Norwegian.

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

viðrnefni
viðrnefni, n. Tilnavn som en har faaet af noget, hvorved han er kaldet efter noget(jvf viðrkenning, örnefni); kannast þámargir við, ef heyra viðrnefni mítt, emek kallaðr slegfall Finb. 7919 (c. 40);víst ertu vandræðaskáld, en mínn maðrskaltu þó vera ok hafa samt viðrnefnitFlat. I, 32620; hét annarr Eugenius atviðrnefni antigraphus Post. 50129.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚱᚿᚽᚠᚿᛁ
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:

c.
Capitel.
lat.
latinsk.
n.
Neutrum.

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