Sólarsteinn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sólarsteinn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sólarsteinn" in Norwegian.

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

sólarsteinn: sólarsteinn, m. gjennemsigtig Sten, der i skyet Veir benyttedes til deri at samleSolens Straaler og saaledes opdagedens Sted paa Himmelen for deraf igjenat beregne Dagens Tider; lét konungrsjá út ok sá hvergi skýlausan himininn;þá bað hann Sigurð segja sér, hvarsól væri komin - -; þá lét konungrtaka sólarsteininn ok hélt upp, ok sáhann, hvar geislaði ór steininum, okmarkaði á því svá til, sem hann hafðisagt Flat. II, 29735; tveir gripir vóroþeir þar, er G. biskup hafði gefit Rafni,er frá er sagt, þat var sólarsteinn -Bp. I, 50618 jvf 67423.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚮᛚᛆᚱᛋᛏᚽᛁᚿᚿ
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:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

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