Viðsmjörsviðar-fjall

Old Norse Dictionary - viðsmjörsviðar-fjall

Meaning of Old Norse word "viðsmjörsviðar-fjall" (or viðsmjǫrsviðar-fjall)

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

viðsmjörsviðar-fjall (viðsmjǫrsviðar-fjall)
n. the Mount of olives, Acts i. 12 (elsewhere called Olíufjall, Pass.)

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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