Þvátt-aptan

Old Norse Dictionary - þvátt-aptan

Meaning of Old Norse word "þvátt-aptan" in English.

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

þvátt-aptan: m. ‘washing-night’ i. e. Saturday evening, Bs. i. 420, K. Þ. K.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

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