Pínsl

Old Norse Dictionary - pínsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "pínsl" in English.

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

pínsl Old Norse word can mean:

pínsl: f. thus in Hkr. iii. 349, SkS. 676 B, FmS. vii. 91, Hom. 85, MS. 677. 6: contr. písl, and so in mod. usage since the Reformation, and so also in old vellums; píslir, 623. 32; písla, FmS. x. 389; píslar, Symb. 29, FmS. vii. 195, Al. 130; písl, Rb. 86, Magn. 506:—torture, passion, passim; cp. píning above.

pínsl: COMPDS: píslardagr, píslarfæri, píslarmark, PíslarSaga, píslarsigr, píslarstaðr, píslartíð, píslartré, píslarváttr, píslarvætti, píslasjón.

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

Abbreviations used:

contr.: contracted.

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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