Musteri

Old Norse Dictionary - musteri

Meaning of Old Norse word "musteri" in English.

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

musteri
and mustari, n., mysteri in Hom. 46, 97, [eccl. Lat. monasterium; A. S. mynster; Engl. minster; Germ. münster]:—a temple, freq. in old and mod. eccl. writers, as the translation of ‘templum’ in a Jewish and Christian sense, while hof is used in the heathen sense, BS., Stj., Hom., n. T., PasS., Vídal. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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