Prímstafr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - prímstafr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "prímstafr" in Norwegian.

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

prímstafr: prímstafr, m.? fimti heitir Januarius; hannkeomr átta dag jóla, honum fylgja 9nætr, þá er upphaf messodaga ríms,ok þá skiptast prímstafir Rimb. 51 b25(912). Jvf. Rymbegla (Havniæ 1780) 814,hvor Ordene skiptast prímstafir over-sættes med characteres primarum luna-rum mutantur (variantur) og bemærkes,at characteres primarum lunarum suntnumeri aurei in vetere calendario ro-mano.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛕᚱᛁᛘᛋᛏᛆᚠᚱ
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.

m.: Masculin.