Dikt

Old Norse Dictionary - dikt

Meaning of Old Norse word "dikt" in English.

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

dikt
n. composition in Latin, Látínu-dikt, Fms. iii. 163, Bs. i. 869, ii. 121; þat nýja dikt, 77: söngva-dikt, composition of songs, Sörla R. I. 5.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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