Steinn
Old Icelandic Dictionary - steinnMeaning of Old Icelandic word "steinn" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
steinn Old Icelandic word can mean:
- steinn
- (-s, -ar), m.
- steinn
- 1) stone, boulder, rock (s. einn mikill);
- steinn
- 2) precious stone (bitullinn var settr steinum);
- steinn
- 3) calculus or stone in the bladder;
- steinn
- 4) paint (skip teint bæði hvítum steini ok rauðum);
- steinn
- 5) stone building, cloister, cell; setjast (or ganga) í stein, to become a hermit.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᛁᚾᚾ
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
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