Edik

Old Norse Dictionary - edik

Meaning of Old Norse word "edik"

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

edik
n. [from Lat. acidum or acetum; A. S. eced; Germ. essig; Dan. edik]:—vinegar (qs. acidum vini); the word is modern in Icel., being borrowed from Danish, and probably first used in Matth. xxvii. 34, 48; edik galli blandað, PasS. 33. i, 2.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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