Stein-geit

Old Norse Dictionary - stein-geit

Meaning of Old Norse word "stein-geit" in English.

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

stein-geit
f. a ‘stone-goat,’ the Germ. steinbock, Al. 167, Rb. 102, Deut. xiv. 5: of the zodiac, MS. 732. 18, Rb. 102.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
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