Píslar-vætti

Old Norse Dictionary - píslar-vætti

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

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

píslar-vætti
n. martyrdom, Hom. 82, Magn. 430, Vídal., passim in mod. usage, for the word ‘martyr’ is never used in Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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