Aptan-söngr
Old Norse Dictionary - aptan-söngr
Meaning of Old Norse word "aptan-söngr" (or aptan-sǫngr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- aptan-söngr (aptan-sǫngr)
- m. even-song, evening service, Fms. vii. 152, K. Þ. K. 58.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, aptan-söngr may be more accurately written as aptan-sǫngr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛒᛏᛅᚾ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)