Ljós-ker

Old Norse Dictionary - ljós-ker

Meaning of Old Norse word "ljós-ker" in English.

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

ljós-ker Old Norse word can mean:

ljós-ker: 1. n. a lantern, Stj. 394, 544, 565, Rb. 378, 380, Vm. 7, Pr. 79, Fb. ii. 375, Bret. 118, Mar.

ljós-ker: 2. n., prop. a ‘light-vessel,’ a lamp (not lantern), cp. Mar. 679, 1036, 1037, Thom. 483.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

cp.: compare.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bret.: Breta Sögur. (G. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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