Lyf-steinn

Altnordisches Wörterbuch - lyf-steinn

Bedeutung des altnordischen Wortes "lyf-steinn"

Wie im Cleasby & Vigfusson Altnordisch-Englisch Wörterbuch definiert:

lyf-steinn
m., also spelt lif-steinn, Korm. 80, 116, Fas. iii. 244, 307:—a healing stone, stone of virtue (cp. mod. Icel. náttúru-steinn); such stones are recorded as attached to the hilts of ancient swords to rub and heal the wounds with, e. g. the sword Skofnung; wounds made by this sword could only be healed by the stone grooved in its hilt, Ld. 250, 252, Korm. 80, cp. Þórð. (1860) 102; í eptra hjalti sverðsins vóru læstir lifsteinar, þeir er eitr ok sviða drógu ór sárum ef í vóru skafnir, Fas. iii. 244, 307; Bersi hafði lifstein á hálsi, Korm. 116, where the stone was to save one from being drowned.

Mögliche Runeninschrift im Jüngeren Futhark:ᛚᚢᚠ-ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Jüngere Futhark-Runen wurden vom 8. bis 12. Jahrhundert in Skandinavien und ihren überseeischen Siedlungen verwendet

Verwendete Abkürzungen:

cp.
compare.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Zitierte Werke & Autoren:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
➞ Alle im Wörterbuch zitierten Werke ansehen

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