Páskar

Old Norse Dictionary - páskar

Meaning of Old Norse word "páskar" in English.

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

páskar Old Norse word can mean:

páskar: m. pl.; ancient writers freq. used a fem. pl. páskir or páskar, thus, fyrir Páskir, K. Á. 194, Stj. 52; fyrir Páskar (acc.), Gþl. 30; hann lét í stað koma Jól ok Páskar (acc.), Fms. x. 393 (Ágrip); um várit eptir Páskir, ix. 274; when in gen. and dat. Páska, Páskum, the gender cannot be distinguished; in mod. usage it is always masc., and, as of old, never used in sing.: [Gr. πάσχα; North. E. Pasch; Dan. Paaske; the ancient Teut. Easter and Germ. Oster are unknown in the Scandin. languages]:—Easter, Passover-time; eptir Páska, Grág. (Kb.) i. 141; fyrir Páskana, Ld. 324; þváttdaginn fyrir Páska, 326; halda Páska, 686 C. 1, Rb. 4; Páskar eru mér nú (it is an Easter to me, a great feast) er ek náða at sjá þik, Greg.

páskar: COMPDS: Páskaaptan, Páskablað, Páskabók, Páskadagr, Páskafriðr, Páskahald, Páskahátið, Páskahelgi, Páskahelgivika, Páskakerti, Páskalamb, Páskamessa, Páskamorgin, Páskanótt, Páskapaktar, PáskaSaga, Páskasnjór, Páskaspjald, Páskatími, Páskatré, Páskatungl, Páskaveizla, Páskavika, Páskavist, Páskaöld, Páskaaldartal.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

fem.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

masc.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

pl.: plural.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

sing.: singular.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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