Fornnordisk ordboksanteckning

Lyf-steinn

Fornnordisk ordboksanteckning

Definitioner

1 Definitioner

1 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.

Liknande ord

Runskrift

lyf-steinn

Möjlig runskrift i yngre futhark

Runtexten ovan representerar det fornnordiska ordet "lyf-steinn" som det kan visas i runinskrifter från vikingatiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).

Använda förkortningar

Vanliga förkortningar

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.

Verk & Författare

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Þórð.: Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)

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