Skírsla

Old Norse Dictionary - skírsla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skírsla" in English.

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

skírsla: u, f. a purification, ordeal, see skírsl, Fms. vii. 164, ix. 284, K. Þ. K. 168, Grág. i. 341, 361: in a heathen sense, of passing under a jarðarmen, Ld. 58: metaph., göra skírslu til e-s, to put to the test, Fms. xi. 95, Orkn. 356.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.