Altarasteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - altarasteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "altarasteinn" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

altarasteinn
altarasteinn, m. en liden i Alteret ind-fældt Sten, som dækkede et derunder væ-rende Rum med de deri nedlagte Reli-kvier, og hvorpaa Hostien havde sin Plads.(se HE. I, 173. IV, 135 Anm. b). DI.I, 26611. 27827. Jvf. altarissteinn.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛚᛏᛆᚱᛆᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.
Feminin.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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