Eggteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - eggteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "eggteinn" in Norwegian.

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

eggteinn: eggteinn, m. Egg paa Sverd i dens hele Længde, eller det indlagte Staal, somdanner samme (jvf eggvölr); höggrBjörn til Harðar með tvíeggjuðummæki; H. kemr þá eigi fyrir sik skild-inum, stökk hann þá yfir siglubitann,en mækirinn kemr svá hart í siglu-bitann, at felr báða eggteina Harð. 17(551); hjó konungr sverðinu til dverg-anna, lupu þeir i steininn; höggit komok i steininn ok fal báða eggteina,því at dyrnar lukust aptr á steininumHerv. 20520; hleypr Kári upp á skiptil Snækolfs, hann stígr í móti honumok höggr til hans; K. hleypr yfir sláeina, er lá um þvert skipit aptr, öfugr;s. hjó í slána svá at fal báða egg-teina sverðsins Nj. 85 (12522); þatsverð varð ritat með gullstöfum frameptir eggteinunum Klm. 17832; varblánaðr annarr eggteinninn, ok sögðuvið Bárðr, at dignat mundi hafa, en hannsvaraði því, at hann skyldi herða íblóði Sigfússona Nj. 131 (20323). - Jvf.Beow. 2918 (1459); Grein Sprachschatz der angels. Poesie s. 45 jvf 266.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᚵᚵᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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