Myrkriða

Old Icelandic Dictionary - myrkriða

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "myrkriða" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

myrkriða
f. ‘night-rider’, hag, witch (cf. kveldriða).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛘᚢᚱᚴᚱᛁᚦᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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