Sjö-stjarna
Old Norse Dictionary - sjö-stjarnaMeaning of Old Norse word "sjö-stjarna" (or sjǫ-stjarna) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjö-stjarna (sjǫ-stjarna)
- u, f.), the ‘seven-star,’ Pleiades, Pr. 478.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sjö-stjarna may be more accurately written as sjǫ-stjarna.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚢ-ᛋᛏᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.