Krysi-vík

Old Norse Dictionary - krysi-vík

Meaning of Old Norse word "krysi-vík"

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

krysi-vík
f. a local name in Icel., no doubt qs. Kryci-vík, = Kross-vík, = Holy-rood-wick; from the Saxon form cruci, as in Hel.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Hel.
Heliand.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
qs.
quasi.

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