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.

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