Píslar-vætti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Píslar-vætti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 píslar-vætti

n. martyrdom, Hom. 82, Magn. 430, Vídal., passim in mod. usage, for the word ‘martyr’ is never used in Icel.

Runic Inscription

ᛒᛁᛋᛚᛅᚱ-ᚢᛅᛏᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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