Leiðar-stjarna

Old Norse Dictionary - leiðar-stjarna

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

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

leiðar-stjarna
u, f. the lodestar, Symb. 31, Rb. 464, Fms. x. 112, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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