Fýr-stán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Fýr-stán

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: es; Related words:

Definitions

1 fýr-stán

m. A fire-stone, flint; pyrites = GREEK :-- Fýrstán pyrites vel fŏcāris lăpis, Ælfc. Gl. 58; Som. 67, 105; Wrt. Voc. 38, 29. fyr-stan,fyrstan

Runic Inscription

ᚠᚣᚱ-ᛋᛏᚪᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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