Búsmala-reið

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Búsmala-reið

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 búsmala-reið

f. a kind of rural bacchanalia of the shepherds on St. Thorlac’s Day (21st of July), H. E. i. 300 (note).

Runic Inscription

ᛒᚢᛋᛘᛅᛚᛅ-ᚱᛁᛁᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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