Hala-stjarna

Meaning of Old Norse word "hala-stjarna"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hala-stjarna

u, f. a ‘tail-star,’ comet, (mod.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛚᛅ-ᛋᛏᛁᛅᚱᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements