Múnkr

Old Norse Dictionary - múnkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "múnkr" in English.

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

múnkr: m., mod. also contr. múkr, m. [eccl. Lat. monachus]:—a monk, friar, Bs., Sks., Greg., etc. passim; múnka-búnaðr, -kápa, -klaeði, Fms. vi. 188, viii. 357; múnka regla, a monastery, Ann. 1344; Múnka bryggja, Monk’s-bridge, Fms. vii. 183; múnka klaustr, a monastery, cloister, xi. 392; Grá-múnkar, Gray-friars; Svart-múnkar, Black-friars: munki, a, m. a nickname, viii: in local names, Múnka-þvera, mod.; Múka-þverá, Bs.:—of a game of cards, gékk þeim Indriða betr, hver strokan og múkrinn eptir annan, Piltr og Stúlka 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

contr.: contracted.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

etc.: et cetera.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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