Historia

Old Norse Dictionary - historia

Meaning of Old Norse word "historia" in English.

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

historia
u, f. history (for. word), Nik. dr. 75, Pass. 11. 1, and now and then in mod. usage, although saga is the usual vernacular word.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
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