Sam-neyti

Old Norse Dictionary - sam-neyti

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

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

sam-neyti
n. communion, intercourse, Hom. 141, Bs. i. 490, Eg, 265; kristilegt s., Fms. xi. 442; s. heilagra, the communion of saints, Hom. 100, in the Creed, passim: participation, Grág. i. 70.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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