Játan

Old Norse Dictionary - játan

Meaning of Old Norse word "játan" in English.

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

játan
and játtan, f. confession, Edda ii. 192, H. E. i. 484.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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