Leiðarstjarna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - leiðarstjarna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "leiðarstjarna" in Norwegian.

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

leiðarstjarna: leiðarstjarna, f. Polarstjernen (eng. load-star; mht. leitestern Mhd. Wb. II, 2,621 a 9 fgg; Lexer I, 187437 fgg), = sjó-farstjarna. Mar. 34520, se under leiðar-lok; kallar hann á leiðarstjörnunaheilaga Mariam Mar. 84010, jvf Mhd. Wb.II, 2, 621 a13 fgg; du schoener leitesternV. d. Hagen d. Minnesinger II, 248 a28;út við Jordán ef maðr liggr opinn ásléttum velli ok setr kné sítt upp okhnefa á ofan, ok reisir þumalfingri afhnefanum upp, þá er leiðarstjarna þaryfir at sjá jafnhá, en eigi hærra Symb.3117.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛁᚦᛆᚱᛋᛏᛁᛆᚱᚿᛆ
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.

eng.: engels.

f.: Feminin.

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