Persóna

Old Norse Dictionary - persóna

Meaning of Old Norse word "persóna" in English.

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

persóna Old Norse word can mean:

persóna
u, f., persóni, a, m., H. E. i. 468, [Lat. persona], a person. of the Divinity, Stj. 19; þessar persónur blessi Guð at hæðum (in reading the banns); manns-p., kvenn-p.: gramm., Skálda 180, 185, 186.
persóna
2. a parson: einnar persónu verð (the wages of one parson) … hann valdi ok hinar vísustu persónur af prestum sínum, at prédika kross, Bs. i. 699; klerka eðr kirkjulegar persónur, H. E. i. 501; prestar ok persónar (sic), priests and parsons, 468. persónu-lauss, adj. without a parson; kirkja persónulaus eða prestlaus, H. E. i. 258, n. G. L. i. 455.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gramm.
grammar.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
adj.
adjective.
L.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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