Páska-öld
Old Norse Dictionary - páska-öld
Meaning of Old Norse word "páska-öld" (or páska-ǫld)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- páska-öld (páska-ǫld)
- f. the Paschal cycle (cyclus Paschalis = 532 years), MS. 1812. 61, Rb. 64:
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, páska-öld may be more accurately written as páska-ǫld.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᛋᚴᛅ-ᚢᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)