Sand-stör

Old Norse Dictionary - sand-stör

Meaning of Old Norse word "sand-stör" (or sand-stǫr)

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

sand-stör (sand-stǫr)
f., botan. bent grass, carex arenaria.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sand-stör may be more accurately written as sand-stǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

botan.
botanically.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.

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