Visundr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - visundr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "visundr" in Norwegian.

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

visundr: visundr, m. (G. -s eller -ar, N. Pl. -ar)Bisonoxe (ght. wisunt, mht. wisent, fr.bison, lat. bison, gr. jvf G. d. d.Spr. 429). Völs. 15820 (c. 20); Didr. 230.Som Skibsnavn forekommer Ordet oftere,f. Ex. Nj. 103 (16016); om et af Olaf d. h.bygget Skib, hvis Fremstavn havde et vis-undshöfuð eller visundarhöfuð gulli búitOH. 15835 jvf Flat. II, 2759; Fris. 17834.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᛁᛋᚢᚿᚦᚱ
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.

f.: Feminin.

fr.: fransk.

G.: Genitiv.

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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