Oktava

Old Norse Dictionary - oktava

Meaning of Old Norse word "oktava" in English.

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

oktava: or oktava-dagr, m. [Lat. word], the octave after a feast day, Bs. i. 144, H. E. i. 310.

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

Abbreviations used:

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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