Hvíldar-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary - hvíldar-dagr

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

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

hvíldar-dagr
m. a day of rest, Magn. 502: esp. eccl. the Sabbath, halda skaltú helgan hvíldar-daginn Drottins Guðs þíns, the Fourth Commandment, Stj., Vidal. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
esp.
especially.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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