Samnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - samnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "samnaðr" in English.

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

samnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

samnaðr: safnaðr, söfnuðr, m. a gathering, host; göra samnað, to gather men, Fms. ix. 359, v. l.; rjúfa samnað, Eg. 58; kom þar safnaðr nokkurr móti honum, Fms. vi. 406; var þar fyrir samnaðr ok herhlaup, Ó. H. 88; samnaðar-öl, samburðar-öl, Ó. T. 24; liggja í safnaði, Fms. vii. 294, x. 344; safnaðar maðr. Fas. ii. 480.

samnaðr: 2. a congregation; er hann tekinn í bræðra samnað, Mar.; berr svá til at nokkurr af samnaðinum görir confessionem, id.: in mod. usage söfnuðr, but gen. safnaðar, eccl. a congregation, worshippers, n. T., Vídal. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

gen.: genitive.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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