Beiskliga

Old Norse Dictionary - beiskliga

Meaning of Old Norse word "beiskliga"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

beiskliga
adv., esp. in the phrase, grata b., to weep bitterly, Fms. x. 367, Th. 6, the Icel. transl. of Luke xxii. 62; grenja (to howl) b., Fms. x. 256: bitterly, grimly, bera sik b. her í móti, Stj. 143.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛁᛋᚴᛚᛁᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
esp.
especially.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
transl.
translation.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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