Stjörnu-fræðingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "stjörnu-fræðingr" (or stjǫrnu-fræðingr)

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

stjörnu-fræðingr (stjǫrnu-fræðingr)

m. an astronomer.

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

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