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Johan Fritzner

Johan Fritzner was a Norwegian priest and lexicographer. He is known for his magnum opus Ordbog over det gamle norske Sprog, a major dictionary of Old Norse vocabulary.

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Johan Fritzner
Born(1812-04-09)April 9, 1812
Askøy, Hordaland
Died(1893-12-10)December 10, 1893
Christiania

Johan Fritzner (9 April 1812 - 10 December 1893) was a Norwegian priest and lexicographer. He is known for his magnum opus Ordbog over det gamle norske Sprog, a major dictionary of Old Norse vocabulary.1

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  1. Halvorsen, Eyvind Fjeld (2014-09-28), "Johan Fritzner", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), archived from the original on 30 April 2019, retrieved 2019-12-31