Yfirkonungr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - yfirkonungr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "yfirkonungr" in Norwegian.

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

yfirkonungr: yfirkonungr, m. Konge som er over andreKonger; yfirkonungr í Noregi Flat. II,3716; hann mun vera yfirkonungr flestraannarra dvs. ypperligere Konge end defleste andre, Fm. VII, 95; Eiríkr kon-ungr ætlaði at vera yfirkonungr allrabrœðra sínna dvs. alle sine Brødres Over-konge, Flat. I, 4230 jvf Fm. XI, 20125;yfirkonungr Rómaveldis Post. 12635;Julius Cesar var fyrstr Rúmverja yfir-konungr alls heims Pr. 897; yfirkon-ungr á Írlandi Fm. X, 415.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚠᛁᚱᚴᚮᚿᚢᚿᚵᚱ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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