Kompáss

Old Norse Dictionary - kompáss

Meaning of Old Norse word "kompáss" in English.

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

kompáss
m. a compass, sketch, Stj. 62, Pr. 436: mod. a ship glass.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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