Kirkju-söngr

Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-söngr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kirkju-söngr" (or kirkju-sǫngr) in English.

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

kirkju-söngr (kirkju-sǫngr)
m. church music.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kirkju-söngr may be more accurately written as kirkju-sǫngr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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