Nátt-setr

Old Norse Dictionary - nátt-setr

Meaning of Old Norse word "nátt-setr" in English.

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

nátt-setr
n. the keeping a lyke-wake, of a priest; sitja þar at náttsetri, syngja yfir líki ok fylgja því til grafar um morguninn, n. G. L. i. 390.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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