Nordhnordhväst

Old Swedish Dictionary - nordhnordhväst

Meaning of Old Swedish word "nordhnordhväst" (or nordhnordhvæst) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

nordhnordhväst (nordhnordhvæst)
(i el. åt) nordnordväst.. .. saa at fran garenom nor norwest ligger mot smörkulla lxxvij stenger j östudost til gambla diket Brasks Kopieb 30 (1511).

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so nordhnordhväst may have also been written as nordhnordhvæst

Part of speech: ab

Grammatical aspect: adv.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • nor norwest )

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᚮᚱᚦᚼᚿᚮᚱᚦᚼᚠᛅᛋᛏ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

Brasks Kopieb
Biskop Hans Brasks kopiebok. Bilaga till Östergötlands Fornminnesförenings Tidskrift. I. 1875.
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