Skírsl

Old Norse Dictionary - skírsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "skírsl" in English.

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

skírsl Old Norse word can mean:

skírsl: f., prop. purification, an ordeal; for the ordeal see the remarks s. v. bera A. 111, jörð A. in fine, ketill 1. 2; as also the words járn-burðr, ketil-tak, jarðar-men; göra skírslir, Fms. x. 418; Guðs skírslir, ‘God’s ordeal,’ is opp. to manna skírsl, man’s ordeal (i. e. an oath), N. G. l. i. 389; göra e-m stefnu til þings, ok njóti þar skírsla sinna, Js. 38; hann skal eigi eiga hverft til manna skírsla ef hann býðr fyrri Guðs skírslir, i. e. if a man first offers God’s ordeal he shall have no right afterwards to man’s ordeal, the oath, N. G. l. l. c.

skírsl: COMPDS: skírslareldr, skírslaþing.

skírsl: II. a christening = skírn, q. v.; um Guðsifjar ok skírsl (skísl Ed.), N. G. l. i. 339; skírsla-stefna, the fixing a time for christening, 340.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

l. c.: loco citato.

opp.: opposed.

prop.: proper, properly.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

q. v.: quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

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

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