Píningar-vætti

Old Norse Dictionary - píningar-vætti

Meaning of Old Norse word "píningar-vætti" in English.

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

píningar-vætti
n. martyrdom, 656 B. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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