Píning

Old Norse Dictionary - píning

Meaning of Old Norse word "píning" in English.

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

píning Old Norse word can mean:

píning: f. torture, Fms. i. 4, vii. 227, Mork. 220, Karl. 279: pain, Str. 25: gramm. passive, Skálda 180.

píning: 2. eccl. Passion, Stj. 76, Rb. 82: pass., píningar-dagr, -tími, a day, time of passion, Stj. 117, 147, 195.

píning: COMPDS: PíningarSaga, píningarváttr, píningarvætti.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gramm.: grammar.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

pass.: passive.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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