Kómeta

Old Norse Dictionary - kómeta

Meaning of Old Norse word "kómeta"

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

kómeta
u, f. [for. word], a comet, Ann. passim; but in mod. usage, hala-stjarna, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
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