Beiskliga

Old Norse Dictionary - beiskliga

Meaning of Old Norse word "beiskliga" in English.

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

beiskliga: adv., esp. in the phrase, grata b., to weep bitterly, Fms. x. 367, Th. 6, the Icel. transl. of Luke xxii. 62; grenja (to howl) b., Fms. x. 256: bitterly, grimly, bera sik b. her í móti, Stj. 143.

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

esp.: especially.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

transl.: translation.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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