Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skírsl

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 skírsl

f., prop. purification, an ordeal; for the ordeal see the remarks s. v. bera A. 111, jörð A. in fine, ketill 1. 2; as also the words járn-burðr, ketil-tak, jarðar-men; göra skírslir, Fms. x. 418; Guðs skírslir, ‘God’s ordeal,’ is opp. to manna skírsl, man’s ordeal (i. e. an oath), N. G. L. i. 389; göra e-m stefnu til þings, ok njóti þar skírsla sinna, Js. 38; hann skal eigi eiga hverft til manna skírsla ef hann býðr fyrri Guðs skírslir, i. e. if a man first offers God’s ordeal he shall have no right afterwards to man’s ordeal, the oath, N. G. L. l. c.

2 skírsl

COMPDS: skírslareldr, skírslaþing.

3 skírsl

II. a christening = skírn, q. v.; um Guðsifjar ok skírsl (skísl Ed.), N. G. L. i. 339; skírsla-stefna, the fixing a time for christening, 340.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

skírsl

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
s. v.: sub verbo.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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