Píslar-váttr

Old Norse Dictionary - píslar-váttr

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

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

píslar-váttr
m. a martyr, Stj. 54, Magn. 486, and so in mod. usage, Vídal.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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