Testament

Old Norse Dictionary - testament

Meaning of Old Norse word "testament" in English.

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

testament Old Norse word can mean:

testament: n. [for. word; Lat. testamentum], a bequest, will, Bs. i. 718; bequests were an innovation from the Roman law, for as Tacitus says—heredes successoresque sui cuique liberi, et ‘nullum testamentum,’ ch, 20; the ancient Northern law knows no ‘last will,’ yet cp. Eg. ch. 9.

testament: II. eccl. the Testament, n. T., Vídal.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

for.: foreign.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

N. T.: New Testament.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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