Kapalín

Old Norse Dictionary - kapalín

Meaning of Old Norse word "kapalín" in English.

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

kapalín: m. (mod. kapellan), [mid. Lat. capellanus], a chaplain, Landn. 172, Fms. vii. 311, Bs. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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