Skjástöng

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skjástöng

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skjástöng" (or skjástǫng) in Norwegian.

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

skjástöng (skjástǫng): skjástöng, f. Stang til dermed at løfte skjár af ljóri; high eth hwgh í einskjástangh, som lá pá gwllwit DN. XI, 28917.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, skjástöng may be more accurately written as skjástǫng.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛆᛋᛏᚯᚿᚵ
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:

f.: Feminin.