Nunna

Old Norse Dictionary - nunna

Meaning of Old Norse word "nunna" in English.

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

nunna Old Norse word can mean:

nunna: u, f. [Lat. novena], a nun, Ld. 332, Grág. i. 307, Bs. passim.

nunna: COMPDS: nunnu-klaustr, -setr, n. a nunnery, Symb. 59, Fms. vi. 354, vii. 273, viii. 123. nunnu-vígsla, u, f. a taking the veil, Greg. 74, H. E. i. 329.

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

Similar entries:

Nunna (II)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Symb.: Symbolae. (H. IV.)

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