Mið-sumar

Old Norse Dictionary - mið-sumar

Meaning of Old Norse word "mið-sumar" in English.

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

mið-sumar
n. midsummer, Grett. 104 new Ed., Rb. 42, 568, Grág. i. 147; miðsumars helgi, a midsummer Sunday, Sturl. iii. 223, Rb. 566: a feast day, miðsumars skeid, midsummer time, Fms. vii. 99.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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