Miðsumars-vaka

Old Norse Dictionary - miðsumars-vaka

Meaning of Old Norse word "miðsumars-vaka" in English.

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

miðsumars-vaka
u, f. midsummer night, the 24th of June, D. N.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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