Kirkju-sókn

Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-sókn

Meaning of Old Norse word "kirkju-sókn" in English.

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

kirkju-sókn: f. church-worship, attendance at service; at kirkjusóknum eða mannfundum, Grág. i. 419; þeir höfðu k. til Burakirkju, Fms. xi. 159; með rettlæti, k. ok bænum, Hom. 31, 65: mod. a parish, freq., Sks. 94. Fms. x. 66.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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