Sólstaða

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sólstaða

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sólstaða" in Norwegian.

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

sólstaða
sólstaða, f. Solhverv, sv. solstand lat. sol-stitium, = sólhvarf; sólin gengr þanntíma (med Januar Maaned) upp ok auk-ast hennar gangr eptir þá sólstöðuna,sem á vetrinn verðr, en þeir sem Ara-biam byggja, byrja sína áratölu eptirhina sólstöðuna, sem á sumarit verðrStj. 2793; í þann tíma var Jónsmessosólstaða á sumar, en nú er idus JuniiAnO. 1847 S. 2027.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚮᛚᛋᛏᛆᚦᛆ
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.
lat.
latinsk.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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