Klerka-söngr

Old Norse Dictionary - klerka-söngr

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

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

klerka-söngr (klerka-sǫngr)
m. church music, Fms. i. 260.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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