Hvíldar-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Hvíldar-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 hvíldar-dagr

m. a day of rest, Magn. 502: esp. eccl. the Sabbath, halda skaltú helgan hvíldar-daginn Drottins Guðs þíns, the Fourth Commandment, Stj., Vidal. passim.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛁᛚᛏᛅᚱ-ᛏᛅᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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