Aurvandils-tá
Old Norse Dictionary - aurvandils-tá
Meaning of Old Norse word "aurvandils-tá"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- aurvandils-tá
- (aurvantá, Ub.), f. Aurvandil’s toe, probably the star Rigel in Orion, v. Edda 59.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚱᚢᛅᚾᛏᛁᛚᛋ-ᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ub.
- Uppsala-bók. (C. I.)