Náttmála-varða

Old Norse Dictionary - náttmála-varða

Meaning of Old Norse word "náttmála-varða"

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

náttmála-varða
u, f. a pyramid or column on the horizon, intended to shew the hour of n. by the sun’s position relatively to it, Þórð. 58.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Þórð.
Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)
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