Kerti

Old Norse Dictionary - kerti

Meaning of Old Norse word "kerti" in English.

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

kerti Old Norse word can mean:

kerti: n. [from Lat. cera, cp. Germ. kerze]:—prop. a wax candle, taper, used in church service, as also in attending great men, Dipl. iii. 4; stóðu kerti-sveinar með kertum, Fms. x. 149; brunnu kerti um allan kór, Bs. i. 311: of votive candles, en kertið var fimm álna langt, 347; hétu þeir at göra kerti þat er tæki um oxann, id.; með steyptum kertum, Stj. 43, Sturl. iii. 266; kertis görð, candle making, Bs. i.

kerti: COMPDS: kertagrind, kertahjálmr, kertaklofi, kertapípa, kertastika, kertastokkr, kertisljós, kertislog, kertisrak, kertisstafr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

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

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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