Ösnuligr
Old Norse Dictionary - ösnuligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ösnuligr" (or ǫsnuligr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ösnuligr (ǫsnuligr)
- adj., ö. steinn, 655. Matth. xviii. 6, transl. of ονικος λίθος, the upper millstone.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ösnuligr may be more accurately written as ǫsnuligr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚾᚢᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- transl.
- translation.