Skír-dagr

Old Norse Dictionary - skír-dagr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skír-dagr"

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

skír-dagr
m. Maundy-Thursday, Bs. i. 168, 247, ii. 167, Ld. 324, Rb. 358, Fms. ix. 500, Sturl. i. 25, 114, iii. 203: Skíri-dagr, id.,l. 177: Skíri-Jón, John the Baptist, Gd. Skíri-Þórsdagr, id., N. G. l. i. 10, Gþl. 177, Fms. ix. 500, Karl. 469.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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