sjaustirni

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *sebunstirniją, a neuter collective meaning literally 'seven stars'. Cognate with Old High German sibunstirni, Old English seofonstierre.

Noun

sjaustirni n

  1. Pleiades
    • c. 1192, GKS 1812 4to, p. 68
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