Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Jarkna-steinn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 jarkna-steinn

m. [prob. a for. word derived from the A. S. eorcnan-stân]:—a gem, it occurs only in the following poems, Vkv. 23, 33, Gkv. 1. 18, 3. 9, which may all have been composed by one man, who borrowed the word from the A. S.

Similar Words

já
já-eiðr
já-kvæða
já-kvæði
já-kvæðr

Runic Inscription

jarkna-steinn

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "jarkna-steinn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
for.: foreign.
m.: masculine.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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