Vakna-skeið

Old Norse Dictionary - vakna-skeið

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

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

vakna-skeið
n. the vigil-time, the time about St. John’s-day (the end of June), Fms. ix. 29, 218, viii. 248.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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