Kapella

Old Norse Dictionary - kapella

Meaning of Old Norse word "kapella" in English.

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

kapella: u, f. [for. word], a chapel, K. Á. 36, Symb. 31, Bs. i. 800, H. E. i. 241, Fms. x. 153, Hkr. ii. 390, iii. 69. kapellu-prestr, m. the priest of a chapel, H. E. i. 477, Stat. 247, 266, 307: a chaplain, Bs. 1. 795.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

for.: foreign.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

K. Á.: Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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