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Píning

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3 definitions

1 píning

f. torture, Fms. i. 4, vii. 227, Mork. 220, Karl. 279: pain, Str. 25: gramm. passive, Skálda 180.

2 píning

2. eccl. Passion, Stj. 76, Rb. 82: pass., píningar-dagr, -tími, a day, time of passion, Stj. 117, 147, 195.

3 píning

COMPDS: PíningarSaga, píningarváttr, píningarvætti.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

píning

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl
ecclesiastical.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
gramm.
grammar.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
pass.
passive, passively.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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