Pikkis-dagar
Old Norse Dictionary - pikkis-dagar
Meaning of Old Norse word "pikkis-dagar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- pikkis-dagar
- m. pl. [Germ. pfingsten, from eccl. Lat. pentacoste]:—Whitsuntide, Str. 47, 66, Bs. i. 706, Art. 75, but never used in speaking or classical writing, see hvítasunna.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᚴᚴᛁᛋ-ᛏᛅᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Art.
- Artus-kappa Sögur. (G. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)