Dæmi-saga

Old Norse Dictionary - dæmi-saga

Meaning of Old Norse word "dæmi-saga" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dæmi-saga
u, f. a fable, parable; in old eccl. translations, the parable of the N. T. is rendered by ‘dæmisaga,’ Greg. 22; but in mod. versions and writers since 1540 a distinction is made, and dæmisögur are fables, e. g. of Aesop, Reynard, or the like; whereas the parables of the N. T. are called ‘eptir-líking;’ heyrit mik ok mína dæmisögu, Stj. 399. Judges ix. 7: an old saw, Fms. vii. 102, v. l.: a proverb, Stj. 560. 1 Kings iv. 32, (rare.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛘᛁ-ᛋᛅᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
e. g.
exempli gratia.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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