Páska-kerti

Old Norse Dictionary - páska-kerti

Meaning of Old Norse word "páska-kerti"

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

páska-kerti
n. an ‘Easter-candle,’ a kind of church furniture; p. af tré a wooden p., Vm. 6; p. steint, painted, 22; Páskakertis umbúnaðr, a case of a p., 51; Páskakertis stika, Pm. 17, 51.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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