Há-degi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Há-degi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 há-degi

n. high day, about twelve o’clock (vide dagr), Nj. 208, Grett. 121, Landn. 94 (v. l. to miðdegi), Stj. 447; hádegis sól, the midday sun, Pass. 37. 13.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛅ-ᛏᛁᚴᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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