Iðran

Old Norse Dictionary - iðran

Meaning of Old Norse word "iðran" in English.

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

iðran Old Norse word can mean:

iðran: f. [Ulf. idreiga = μετάνοια], repentance, 623. 23, Greg. 20, 38, 45, Fms. x. 327, K. Þ. K. 36, H. E. i. 585; iðranar grátr, tár, iðranar tími, Stj. 55; iðranar skírn, 656 C. 14; iðranar mark, a mark of repentance, H. E. i. 486, Stj., Greg. 38, Mar., Pass. passim:—in the N. T. = μετάνοια, Mark i. 4, vi. 12, Luke iii. 3, 8, v. 32, x. 13, xv. 7, 2 Cor. vii. 9, 10, Pass., Vídal. passim.

iðran: COMPDS: iðranarlauss, iðranarleysi.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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