Mótstöðu-flokkr
Old Norse Dictionary - mótstöðu-flokkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "mótstöðu-flokkr" (or mótstǫðu-flokkr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- mótstöðu-flokkr (mótstǫðu-flokkr)
- m. an opposition party, Hkr. ii. 271.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, mótstöðu-flokkr may be more accurately written as mótstǫðu-flokkr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᛏᛋᛏᚢᚦᚢ-ᚠᛚᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)