Nihstig

Old English Dictionary Entry

Nihstig

Old English Dictionary Entry

Part of speech: nistig, nestig; Related words: niht-nihstig. nihstig

Definitions

1 nihstig

adj. Fasting :-- Gedrinc his on niht nistig, Lchdm. i. 74, 1, 6 : 76, 7, 13. Nyhstig, iii. 48, 2. Nihstig, 48, 15 : 50, 21 : i. 82, 14 : 84, 16.

Runic Inscription

ᚾᛁᚻᛋᛏᛁᚷ

Possible runic inscription in Anglo-Saxon futhorc

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