Niðr-stigning

Old Norse Dictionary - niðr-stigning

Meaning of Old Norse word "niðr-stigning" in English.

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

niðr-stigning
f. a descent, Stj. 376, Niðrst. 8, Sks. 55, passim, niðrstigningar-Saga, u, f. the History of the Descent into Hell (sec List of Authors f. III), Am. 3.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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