Kreisting

Old Norse Dictionary - kreisting

Meaning of Old Norse word "kreisting"

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

kreisting
f. pinching, squeezing, Fas. iii. 502.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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