Ledestiärna

Old Swedish Dictionary - ledestiärna

Meaning of Old Swedish word "ledestiärna" (or ledestiærna) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

ledestiärna (ledestiærna): ledstjärna. liknas hon (ɔ jungfru Maria) widh ledhestiärnona JMÖ 137.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so ledestiärna may have also been written as ledestiærna

Part of speech: nn

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

JMÖ: Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.