Vöktun
Old Norwegian Dictionary - vöktunMeaning of Old Norwegian word "vöktun" (or vǫktun) in Norwegian.
As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:
- vöktun (vǫktun)
- vöktun, f. = vaktan, varðhald; höfðuþeir mikla vöktun á sér sakir heið-ingja Bev. 234 &vl
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, vöktun may be more accurately written as vǫktun.
Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚠᚯᚴᛏᚢᚿ
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.
- v.
- Verbum.