Krist-fé

Old Norse Dictionary - krist-fé

Meaning of Old Norse word "krist-fé" in English.

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

krist-fé Old Norse word can mean:

krist-fé: n. ‘Christ-fee,’ old Icel. eccl. name of property given for the support of the poor,—‘Christfé apud nos communiter dicitur quod pauperibus legatum est,’ H. E. iii. 98; gaf Sira Þórarinn fátækum frændum sínum mikit góz, ok setti mörg Kristfé í mörgum jörðum um Svarfaðardal, ok svá annars-staðar, Bs. i. 790, H. E. i. 430, Vm. 163.

krist-fé: COMPDS: Kristfjárjörð, Kristfjárúmagi.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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