Pistill

Old Norse Dictionary - pistill

Meaning of Old Norse word "pistill" in English.

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

pistill: m., dat. pistli, pistuli, a, m., 656 C. 24, Bs. i. 104, 392, Hom. 137, 140; [eccl. Lat.]:—an epistle, Bs. i. 100, 271, 278, Magn. 538; pistlar ok Guðspjöll, Vm. i, 55, n. T.; Vídal. passim, pistla-bók, f. a book with the epistles, Pm. 24.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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