Pistill
Old Norse Dictionary - pistill
Meaning of Old Norse word "pistill"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- pistill
- m., dat. pistli, pistuli, a, m., 656 C. 24, Bs. i. 104, 392, Hom. 137, 140; [eccl. Lat.]:—an epistle, Bs. i. 100, 271, 278, Magn. 538; pistlar ok Guðspjöll, Vm. i, 55, n. T.; Vídal. passim, pistla-bók, f. a book with the epistles, Pm. 24.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛋᛏᛁᛚᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- N. T.
- New Testament.
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)