Leiðar-steinn

Old Norse Dictionary - leiðar-steinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "leiðar-steinn" in English.

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

leiðar-steinn
n. a loadstone; þá höfðu hafsiglingar-menn engir leiðarstein á Norðrlöndum, Landn. (Hb.) 28, Konr. 29; eptir himin-tungla gang ok eptir leiðarsteini, id.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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