Niðr-stigning
Old Norse Dictionary - niðr-stigning
Meaning of Old Norse word "niðr-stigning"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- niðr-stigning
- f. a descent, Stj. 376, Niðrst. 8, Sks. 55, passim, niðrstigningar-Saga, u, f. the History of the Descent into Hell (sec List of Authors f. III), Am. 3.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚦᚱ-ᛋᛏᛁᚴᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)