Hafnar-mark

Old Norse Dictionary - hafnar-mark

Meaning of Old Norse word "hafnar-mark" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hafnar-mark: (and -merki, Fas. ii. 336), n. a harbour mark, a kind of beacon, being a pyramid of stone or timber, or often a carved figure in the shape of a man, Bjarn. 33, Hkv. Hjörv., Bs. i. 563, Rb. 468; or in the shape of a cross, Bs. i. 607, ii. 80.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᚠᚾᛅᚱ-ᛘᛅᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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