Héraðs-kirkja

Old Norse Dictionary - héraðs-kirkja

Meaning of Old Norse word "héraðs-kirkja" in English.

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

héraðs-kirkja
u, f. a parish church (Norse), N. G. L. i. 344, Fms. x. 153.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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