Læri-sveinn

Old Norse Dictionary - læri-sveinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "læri-sveinn" in English.

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

læri-sveinn Old Norse word can mean:

læri-sveinn: 1. m. a ‘lore-swain,’ disciple, FmS. i. 134, Gþl. 40; Eyjólfr virði Þorlák mest allra sinna lærisveina, BS. i. 91, and passim in the N. T. (the disciples of Christ), Vídal., PasS.: freq. in mod. usage = schoolboy.

læri-sveinn: 2. this word is a translation of A. S. leorning-cniht, a word used in Ælfric’s English at the time when Christianity was transported from England to Norway and Iceland; at a still earlier time the English rendered ‘discipulus’ by ‘þegn’ (Gregory’s Pastoral Care).

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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