Skír-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary - skír-dagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skír-dagr" in English.

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

skír-dagr: m. Maundy-Thursday, Bs. i. 168, 247, ii. 167, Ld. 324, Rb. 358, Fms. ix. 500, Sturl. i. 25, 114, iii. 203: Skíri-dagr, id., Gþl. 177: Skíri-Jón, John the Baptist, Gd. Skíri-Þórsdagr, id., N. G. l. i. 10, Gþl. 177, Fms. ix. 500, Karl. 469.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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