Orð-fjöldi

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-fjöldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-fjöldi" (or orð-fjǫldi) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

orð-fjöldi (orð-fjǫldi)
a, m. a ‘word-store,’ vocabulary, Skálda 154.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, orð-fjöldi may be more accurately written as orð-fjǫldi.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦ-ᚠᛁᚢᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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