Kross-festa

Old Norse Dictionary - kross-festa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kross-festa" in English.

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

kross-festa
t, to fasten to the cross, crucify, 625. 76, Skálda 209, Bs. passim, N. T., Vídal.: part. kross-festr, crucified, H. E. i. 469, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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