Kennandi

Old Norse Dictionary - kennandi

Meaning of Old Norse word "kennandi" in English.

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

kennandi: part. a teacher, Greg., Post., passim: as a law term, a witness for recovering and identifying a lost thing; sá maðr er kennendr vill færa til fjár síns, hann skal vinna eið at því at hann átti fé þat, Grág. i. 424; þá á sá, er fé átti, allt þat er hann kennir …, nema kennendr komi til, N. G. L. ii. 46.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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