Legsteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - legsteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "legsteinn" in Norwegian.

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

legsteinn: legsteinn, m. Sten som er lagt over ensGrav eller Gravsted (leg, legstaðr), =legrsteinn; legsteinn Haralds koungs,er lá yfir leg hans í hauginum Hkr.8119 (Fris. 6319 fg); þetta var ritat álegstein hans: hér hvílir Achilles o. s. v. Alex. 1418; konungr lét vandliga búaum leg Magnúss konungs, lét gera grindum, útan um legsteininn, ok breiðayfir kögur Fm. VIII, 23713; legsteinn-, sem góðum manni væri sœmiligtundir at liggja DN. X, 403. 5 fg

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᚵᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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