Vakna-skeið
Old Norse Dictionary - vakna-skeið
Meaning of Old Norse word "vakna-skeið"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- vakna-skeið
- n. the vigil-time, the time about St. John’s-day (the end of June), Fms. ix. 29, 218, viii. 248.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚴᚾᛅ-ᛋᚴᛁᛁᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)