Leiðarsteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - leiðarsteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "leiðarsteinn" in Norwegian.

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

leiðarsteinn
leiðarsteinn, m. Magnet (eng. loadstone,se Alex. Neckam de rerum natura ed.Wright s. XXXV fgg. 18312 fg), = járn-dragi; þú verðr stefnu þínni at háttaeptir himintungla gang ok þar meðeptir leiðarstein Forns. Suðrl. 17319(Konr.* 295 fg).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛁᚦᛆᚱᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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:

eng.
engels.
fgg.
følgende (om flere).
m.
Masculin.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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