Mikjálshátíð

Old Norwegian Dictionary - mikjálshátíð

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "mikjálshátíð" in Norwegian.

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

mikjálshátíð
mikjálshátíð, f. Mikkelsdag den 29de Sep-tember, = mikjálsmessa (jvf magnússhátíð Magn.* 2728); af því kallast sjádagr Mikaels hátíð, at heilagr Mikaelengill guðs vitraði kraft sínn á þessomdagi í því, at hann gaf sigr mönnumí borg þeirri, er Sepontus heitir o. s. v.Hom. 1763; jvf Heilag. I, 695 fg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛘᛁᚴᛁᛆᛚᛋᚼᛆᛏᛁᚦ
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:

f.
Feminin.
gn.
gammelnorsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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