Hellusteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hellusteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hellusteinn" in Norwegian.

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

hellusteinn: hellusteinn, m. flad Sten, = hella 3;E. tók hellustein mikinn ok lagðifyrir brjóst sér ok kviðinn Eg. 78(187); jvf Vápnf. 424; stóð hellusteinní höfði honum Karlsefn. 11 (Aa. 154);jvf SE. I, 2741. 2785; féll Simon niðrá stræti þat, er kallat er Sacra via,á fjóra hellusteina, ok slitnaði hann ísundr í fjóra hluti, en þeir steinarstanda enn til sigrmerkis postola drótt-ins allt til þessa dags Post. 19523.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᛚᛚᚢᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

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