Heit-dagr
Old Norse Dictionary - heit-dagrMeaning 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.)