Vakna-búð

Old Norse Dictionary - vakna-búð

Meaning of Old Norse word "vakna-búð" in English.

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

vakna-búð
n. the house near the church where the lykewakes were held, D. n. vi. 84.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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