Sam-kunda

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-kunda

Meaning of Old Norse word "sam-kunda" in English.

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

sam-kunda Old Norse word can mean:

sam-kunda: u, f. a feast, banquet, Am. 1, Sturl. iii. 183, Fms. vi. 441, xi. 109, Finnb. 276, Ó. T. 24, Fb. i. 564, Gþl. 200, Sks. 356, Hom. 16, Greg. 28; samkunda-hús, a banquet-hall, Mar.; fagnaðr, -för, Th. 27, Greg. 29; samkundu vitni, a wedding witness, Js. 62; in old writers always in this sense.

sam-kunda: 2. mod. a Synagogue, N. T., Vídal. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Ó. T.: Ólafs Saga Tryggvasonar. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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