Norðr-ljós
Old Norse Dictionary - norðr-ljós
Meaning of Old Norse word "norðr-ljós"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- norðr-ljós
- n. [Dan. nordlys], the northern lights, polar light, aurora borealis, in mod. usage only in plur.: an ancient description of the northern lights is given in the Sks. ch. 19 (by a Norwegian writer). From the words—eða þat er Grænlendingar kalla norðrljós, Sks. 74—it appears that the Icel. settlers of Greenland were the first who gave a name to this phenomenon; the author of the Sks. also describes the northern lights as they appeared in Greenland.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᚢᚱᚦᚱ-ᛚᛁᚢᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)