Gimsteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gimsteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gimsteinn" in Norwegian.

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

gimsteinn: gimsteinn, m. Ædelsten, Juvel, kostbar ogtil Prydelse anvendelig Sten o. desl. (jvf gimr). Stj. 19116; 25420; Fris.6120; Fm. VI, 37; Kgs. 13817; gim-steinum fegri Elucid. 726; gemmasacerdotum, þat þýðist gimsteinn kenni-manna Heilag. I, 6421; det svarer tillat. margarita (Matth. 7, 6) Post. 84930.9293; Thom. 3813; gull ok gimsteinar,se under gull 1.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛁᛘᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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:

desl.: deslige.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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