Holdgask

Old Norse Dictionary - holdgask

Meaning of Old Norse word "holdgask" in English.

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

holdgask: að, dep., eccl. to take flesh, be incarnate, Rb. 80, Mar., Stj., N. T., Vídal., Pass. passim: in a profane sense, ok holdguðumk ek svá með þessum hætti, Fms. x. 307.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.: deponent.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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