óska-steinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

óska-steinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 óska-steinn

m. a ‘wish-stone,’ is the globe-formed ovarium of the oniscus; for another record see Maurer’s Volks. 182; it is also called Pétrs-vaðsteinn, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛋᚴᛅ-ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

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