Hellu-steinn
Old Norse Dictionary - hellu-steinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "hellu-steinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hellu-steinn
- m. a flat stone, slab, Eg. 181, 579, Þorf. Karl. 428, Vápn. 4, Fas. ii. 238: a rock, Matth. vii. 24.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛚᛚᚢ-ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Vápn.
- Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)