Pínsl

Old Norse Dictionary - pínsl

Meaning of Old Norse word "pínsl"

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

Old Norse word pínsl can mean:pínsl

pínsl
f. thus in Hkr. iii. 349, SkS. 676 B, FmS. vii. 91, Hom. 85, MS. 677. 6: contr. písl, and so in mod. usage since the Reformation, and so also in old vellums; píslir, 623. 32; písla, FmS. x. 389; píslar, Symb. 29, FmS. vii. 195, Al. 130; písl, Rb. 86, Magn. 506:—torture, passion, passim; cp. píning above.
pínsl
COMPDS: píslardagr, píslarfæri, píslarmark, PíslarSaga, píslarsigr, píslarstaðr, píslartíð, píslartré, píslarváttr, píslarvætti, píslasjón.

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

Abbreviations used:

contr.
contracted.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Magn.
Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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