Old Norse Dictionary Entry

EDIK

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 EDIK

n. [from Lat. acidum or acetum; A. S. eced; Germ. essig; Dan. edik]:—vinegar (qs. acidum vini); the word is modern in Icel., being borrowed from Danish, and probably first used in Matth. xxvii. 34, 48; edik galli blandað, Pass. 33. i, 2.

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Runic Inscription

EDIK

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "EDIK" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
n.: neuter.
neg: negative, negatively.
prob: probable, probably.
qs.: quasi.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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