Stjörnóttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stjörnóttr" (or stjǫrnóttr)

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

stjörnóttr (stjǫrnóttr)

adj. [stjarna], starred, with a star on the forehead, of a horse.

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

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