Kenningar-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary - kenningar-faðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "kenningar-faðir" in English.

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

kenningar-faðir
m. a father by name, Joseph var k. Jesu, Hom. (St.)

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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