Sólar-hringr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sólar-hringr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sólar-hringr

m. the ‘sun-ring,’ orbit, ecliptic, Rb. 458, 462; krabba-mark er norðast er í sólarhring, 476: mod. the circuit of the sun (day and night together); einn sólarhring, tvo sólarhringa, one, two whole days.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚢᛚᛅᚱ-ᚼᚱᛁᚾᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)

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