Kompáss
Old Norse Dictionary - kompáss
Meaning of Old Norse word "kompáss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kompáss
- m. a compass, sketch, Stj. 62, Pr. 436: mod. a ship glass.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛘᛒᛅᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)