Píslar-tré

Old Norse Dictionary - píslar-tré

Meaning of Old Norse word "píslar-tré" in English.

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

píslar-tré
n. the ‘passion-tree,’ the cross, Hom. 102, MS. 625. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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