Þvátt-steinn

Old Norse Dictionary - þvátt-steinn

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

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

þvátt-steinn
m. a washing-stone, a rounded stone used in washing clothes, Bs. i. 64.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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