Þvátt-aptan
Old Norse Dictionary - þvátt-aptan
Meaning of Old Norse word "þvátt-aptan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þvátt-aptan
- m. ‘washing-night’ i. e. Saturday evening, Bs. i. 420, K. Þ. K.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᛅᛏᛏ-ᛅᛒᛏᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)