Viðrtökumaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðrtökumaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðrtökumaðr" (or viðrtǫkumaðr) in Norwegian.

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

viðrtökumaðr (viðrtǫkumaðr)
viðrtökumaðr, m. Person som har at oppe-bære noget (e-s) paa ens Vegne. NL.I, 45930; DN. VIII, 1057. IX, 186 (18736.18811). X, 257.

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, viðrtökumaðr may be more accurately written as viðrtǫkumaðr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᚱᛏᚯᚴᚢᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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:

L.
Linje.
m.
Masculin.

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