Nátt-setr
Old Norse Dictionary - nátt-setr
Meaning of Old Norse word "nátt-setr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- nátt-setr
- n. the keeping a lyke-wake, of a priest; sitja þar at náttsetri, syngja yfir líki ok fylgja því til grafar um morguninn, n. G. L. i. 390.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛏᛏ-ᛋᛁᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)