Klerka-sveit

Old Norse Dictionary - klerka-sveit

Meaning of Old Norse word "klerka-sveit" in English.

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

klerka-sveit
f. the clerical body, Sturl. i. 122: a body of scholars, Al. 8.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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