Skírnarvatn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skírnarvatn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skírnarvatn" in Norwegian.

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

skírnarvatn
skírnarvatn, n. Daabsvand, Vand hvormeden døbes; vit sœkjum til þess eptirykkr - at kenna okkr rétta trú okflytja okkr um skírnarvatn til eilífslífs Post. 12217; hann sendi predikaraAugustinum at - flytja folkit frá heiðin-dómi til himinríkis fyrir skírnarvatnÆf. 1612; eigi helgaðist hann (nl. Kristr)af skírnarvatninu heldr helgaði hannvatnit Heilag. II, 2665.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᚿᛆᚱᚠᛆᛏᚿ
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.
n.
Neutrum.
nl.
nemlig.

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