Söng-bók

Old Norse Dictionary - söng-bók

Meaning of Old Norse word "söng-bók" (or sǫng-bók) in English.

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

söng-bók (sǫng-bók)
f. a song-book, chant-book, missal, Vm. 15, 47, 55; söngbókar skrá, Pm. 24.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, söng-bók may be more accurately written as sǫng-bók.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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