Ljóstr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ljóstr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ljóstr" in Norwegian.

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

ljóstr
ljóstr, m. Stang med Braad som anvendestil dermed at stikke, gjennembore (ljósta)noget og derefter drage dette til sig (jvfAasen 454 b22); allir djöflar, er vóru íþeim píslum, höfðu þríkvíslaða ljóstraok skutu í gegnum þær sálur, er þarvildu um fara, ok drógu þær til sín ípíslir Heilag. I, 33539 jvf 3363 (Pr.4546. 9.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛁᚮᛋᛏᚱ
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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