Skirsl

skirsl Old Swedish word can mean:

skirsl

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skirsl

1) rening; handling el. medel hvarigenom rening sker från det som är från religiös synpunkt besmitteligt el. oheligt. första orena thinga skiirsl är watn MB 1: 360 . the skirsl som then häLghe ande gaff warefrv, tha hon skulle födha gudz son ib 149 . ib 148 . " skal prester offra gudhi fore henna (barnaföderskans) skirsl aff syndogho blodhe " ib 361 . " andelik orenlik thing forma ängeledh skiras mz likamlike skirsl " ib 502 . " än iwda skirsl oc sacrament hafdho nakar skäl " ib 500 . " the thing oc skirsler, som höra til gudz dyrkan " ib. " skirsler höra til at gömas fore oren thing " ib 501 . " marghskyns skirsle " ib 451 . " ey forläto the sidhin eller the skirslir syndinne " ib 441 . ib 442 . " war en almennelik skirsl allo folkeno skipath oc budhit . . . som war skyrdha skirsl ib 503. war en särdelis skirsl, som hördhe särdelsis prestom til, som waro thera wigxler " ib. " at hans son hafdhe ey tagith kötzsins skyrdh oc skirsl (d. v. s. omskärelsen) " ib 287 . ib 504 . " cristne män idhna ey the skirsl (ändradt fr. skärsl; näml. omskärelsen) " Lg 82 .

skirsl

2) reningsdag, försoningsdag. heter thy annor höghtiidh . . . skirsla dagher (dies expiationum), oc miskunna aminnilse, at gudh giordhe nadher widh them oc skirdhe them MB 1: 498 .

Part of speech: nn

• skiirsl .
• -ir )
• skirsla höghtidh ,

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᚱᛋᛚ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Icelandic - Geir Zoëga's Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary