Hornsteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hornsteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hornsteinn" in Norwegian.

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

hornsteinn
hornsteinn, m. 1) Hjørnesten i eller underen Bygning, som udgjør Underlaget foren af sammes hornstafir; heldr vígingá kirkju æ meðan hornsteinar standaBorg. 1, 103; flaug hann í fjögur hornhofsins ok reist með fingri sínum kross-mark á fjórum hornsteinum Post. 75023;vega upp hlöðuna syðri ok vestri okleggja undir góða hornsteina DN. V,63713. 2) = hornstafr 2; nerre gars okfierre 4 honsteina mellom med lutomok lunendom DN. VI, 42714 (fra Man-dal 1427).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᚱᚿᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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:

m.
Masculin.

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