Nátt-setja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Nátt-setja

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 nátt-setja

t, to keep lyke-wake, watch a corpse by night (referring to the old lyke-wake), Fms. vii. 251, ix. 480, Fær. 198, Hkr. ii. 228.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᛋᛁᛏᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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