Stjörnu-mark
Old Norse Dictionary - stjörnu-mark
Meaning of Old Norse word "stjörnu-mark" (or stjǫrnu-mark)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- stjörnu-mark (stjǫrnu-mark)
- n. a constellation, Rb., Stj.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, stjörnu-mark may be more accurately written as stjǫrnu-mark.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚢᚱᚾᚢ-ᛘᛅᚱᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)