Paradís

Old Norse Dictionary - paradís

Meaning of Old Norse word "paradís" in English.

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

paradís Old Norse word can mean:

paradís
f. [Gr. παράδεισος; Lat. paradisus], paradise (also paradísa, u, f., Sks. 502, 521 B), Stj. 36, Sks. 521, Niðrst. 8; paradísar-fagnaðr, -sæla, -vist, -grænleikr, Greg. 68, Fms. i. 227, Bs. i. 202, Sks. 580, Pass. 40. 18, Vídal. passim.
paradís
II. in local names, Paradísar-hellir, m. the name of a cave in southern Icel., A.A., tab. xii, and Finn Magnússon’s work Rúnamó. In some Icel. farms a grassy hollow or valley (hvammr) close by a dwelling-house is called Paradís, as at Skarð in western Icel.; another called Víti, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 32 sqq.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Niðrst.
Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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