Viðsmjörshorn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - viðsmjörshorn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "viðsmjörshorn" (or viðsmjǫrshorn) in Norwegian.

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

viðsmjörshorn (viðsmjǫrshorn)
viðsmjörshorn, n. Horn til at have Oljei; Samuel tók viðsmjörshorn sítt oksmurði hann - til konungs yfir IsraelStj. 46013.

Part of speech: n

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, viðsmjörshorn may be more accurately written as viðsmjǫrshorn.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᚦᛋᛘᛁᚯᚱᛋᚼᚮᚱᚿ
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:

n.
Neutrum.

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