Meistari

Old Norse Dictionary - meistari

Meaning of Old Norse word "meistari" in English.

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

meistari Old Norse word can mean:

meistari: a, m. [Lat. magister], a master, lord; þjóna sínum meistara, Ld. 26, Stj. 70, Rb. 412: a master, teacher, scholar, Sks. 244, Bs. i. 228, 229; klerkar ok meistarar, Ann. 1215; m. Ovidius, Bs. i. 238; m. Gísli, 236; mikils háttar m. er Áki hét, 805; sumir meistarar, Skálda 177; m. Priscianus, 160; Þóroddr Rúna-meistari, Thorodd ‘Rune-master,’ the Grammarian, id.: Master, of the Lord, n. T., as a rendering of Rabbi, passim: as a degree, meistari Jón, the popular name of bishop Jón Vídalin.

meistari: COMPDS: meistaradómr, meistaraligr, meistarasamligr.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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