Kredda

Old Norse Dictionary - kredda

Meaning of Old Norse word "kredda" in English.

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

kredda
u, f. a creed (Lat. credo); kvaðsk numit hafa Pater noster ok kredduna, Fær. 257, 258: a belief, fancy, hafa sína kreddu, sitja við sína kreddu (conversational), prob. derived from the story in Fær. S.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Lat.
Latin.
prob.
probably.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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