Söng-prestr

Old Norse Dictionary - söng-prestr

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

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

söng-prestr (sǫng-prestr)
m. a priest who chants mass, Pm. 60.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
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