Heit-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary - heit-dagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "heit-dagr" in English.

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

heit-dagr
m. a votive day; heitdagr Eyfirðinga, the first Tuesday in the month Einmánuðr (April), a ‘day of vow’ at the end of the winter when fodder and food began to run short, vide Rd. ch. 7.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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