Sól-hvarf
Old Norse Dictionary - sól-hvarf
Meaning of Old Norse word "sól-hvarf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sól-hvarf
- n. the ‘sun’s turn,’ solstice; s. á vetr, s. á sumar, Rb. 90, 454, 456: in popular usage in plur. sól-hvörf, fyrir sólhvörf, Grág. i. 420, ii. 306; nú liðr fram at sólhvörfum, Grett. 162 new Ed.; sólhvarfa-hringr, the ‘sun’s turn-ring,’ the tropic, Rb. 472.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛚ-ᚼᚢᛅᚱᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)