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.)
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