Beiðing

Old Norse Dictionary - beiðing

Meaning of Old Norse word "beiðing" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

beiðing
and beiðning (Mar. Fr.), f. request, demand, El. II: waiting, Fms. viii. 151 (dub. reading).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᚦᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dub.
dubious.
f.
feminine.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

El.
Elis Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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