Sjö-stjarna

Old Norse Dictionary - sjö-stjarna

Meaning 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.

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