Yfirgirnd

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirgirnd

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirgirnd" in Norwegian.

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

yfirgirnd
yfirgirnd, f. umættelig Begjærlighed især efter Magt og Ære; drambsamlig yfir-girnd Kgs. 9619. 11227; svá var mikithans ríki ok yfirgirnd við sér ríkarimenn, at hann þoldi engis höfðingjaundirmaðr at vera, nema hann hefðialt þat, er hann beiddist, ríki ok aðrahluti Fm. III, 4511.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᚵᛁᚱᚿᚦ
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.
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.

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