Blodsten

Old Danish Dictionary - blodsten

Meaning of Old Danish word "Blodsten", as defined by Otto Kalkar's Dictionary of Old Danish language.

The Old Danish word Blodsten can mean:

  • no. en rød sten, som menes at have kraft at stille blodløb, når den holdes i hånden, Moth; hæmatitis, blodsteen. Turson, Vocab. 174; Steph., No- mencl. 1738. 68; de ting, som blod stille, lige som disse give, drageblod, blodsten. H. Smid, Lægebog. JL 18; Comenius, Opladne Dør. $ 90.—

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᛚᚮᚦᛋᛏᚽᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Denmark from 12th to 17th centuries.

Abbreviations used:

g.
grad (gradus).
n.
norsk.
no.
navneord (substantivum).

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