Sólar-steinn

Old Norse Dictionary - sólar-steinn

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

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

sólar-steinn
m. a sun-stone or loadstone, = leiðarsteinn, used by sailors to find the place of the sun on a cloudy day, Fms. v. 341, Bs. i. 565, 674, Ám. 52, Pm. 20, 81.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
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