Heit-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Heit-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 heit-dagr

m. a votive day; heitdagr Eyfirðinga, the first Tuesday in the month Einmánuðr (April), a ‘day of vow’ at the end of the winter when fodder and food began to run short, vide Rd. ch. 7.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᛁᛁᛏ-ᛏᛅᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
ch.
chapter.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors

Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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