Læring

Old Norse Dictionary - læring

Meaning of Old Norse word "læring" in English.

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

læring: f. teaching, learning, in olden times esp. for holy orders; þá seldu honum margir sonu sína til læringar, ok létu vígja til presta, Íb. 14, Bs. i. 63; til fóstrs eða læringar (education) eða farar, Grág. i. 172; hann var settr til læringar, 623. 54:—teaching, precept, Hom. 108, 157; læringar = kenningar, Skálda 205 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Íb.: Íslendinga-bók. (D. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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