Ketilstak

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ketilstak

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ketilstak" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

ketilstak: ketilstak, n. kaldtes den skírsla, som brug-tes af Kvinder (Frost. 3, 154; Grág.20611) og bestod deri, at den, der skuldebevise sin Uskyldighed eller sit UdsagnsSandhed, maatte med ubedækkede Hænderoptage en Sten af en med kogende Vand fyldt Kjedel (Guðr. 3, 6 fg jvf RA.919-923). Eids. 1. 429.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚽᛏᛁᛚᛋᛏᛆᚴ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.