Embætti

Old Norse Dictionary - embætti

Meaning of Old Norse word "embætti" in English.

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

embætti Old Norse word can mean:

embætti: (embuð, Anecd. 38), n. [Germ. amt; Dan. embede; as to the root vide ambátt, p. 19], service, office; bjóða e-m af e., to depose one from office, Bs. i. 550; Guðs e., Hom. 121, 160, Stj. 613. 2 Kings iv. 13; mikit e., hard work, a great task, Hom. 153; veita e-m e., to serve one, Fms. viii. 332, 406; bindask í e-s e., to enter one’s service, Sks. 357; fremja e., to perform a service, Bs. i. 426; Guðligt e., holy service, Fms, ii. 198; heilagt skírnar e., holy baptism, i. 148: officiating at mass, D. n.

embætti: 2. in mod. use,

embætti: α. divine service, answering to ‘mass’ in the Roman church; fyrir, eptir e., before, after service.

embætti: β. in a secular sense, [Germ. amt, Dan. embede], a public office.

embætti: COMPDS: embættisfærr, embættisgörð, embættislauss, embættismaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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