Nátt-setja
Old Norse Dictionary - nátt-setja
Meaning of Old Norse word "nátt-setja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nátt-setja
- t, to keep lyke-wake, watch a corpse by night (referring to the old lyke-wake), Fms. vii. 251, ix. 480, Fær. 198, Hkr. ii. 228.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᛋᛁᛏᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)