Kórs-bróðir

Old Norse Dictionary - kórs-bróðir

Meaning of Old Norse word "kórs-bróðir" in English.

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

kórs-bróðir
m., eccl. a ‘choir-brother,’ a canon, FmS. viii. 269, ix. 461, BS. (esp. Laur. S.) passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
esp.
especially.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Laur. S.
Laurentius Saga. (D. III.)
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