Edik

Old Norse Dictionary - edik

Meaning of Old Norse word "edik" in English.

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

edik: n. [from Lat. acidum or acetum; A. S. eced; Germ. essig; Dan. edik]:—vinegar (qs. acidum vini); the word is modern in Icel., being borrowed from Danish, and probably first used in Matth. xxvii. 34, 48; edik galli blandað, PasS. 33. i, 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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