Sólar-hringr

Old Norse Dictionary - sólar-hringr

Meaning of Old Norse word "sólar-hringr" in English.

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

sólar-hringr
m. the ‘sun-ring,’ orbit, ecliptic, Rb. 458, 462; krabba-mark er norðast er í sólarhring, 476: mod. the circuit of the sun (day and night together); einn sólarhring, tvo sólarhringa, one, two whole days.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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