Játning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Játning

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 játning

f. confession, esp. in an eccl. sense; játning heilagrar trúar, Fms. i. 142; Trúar-játning. the Creed, confession of faith; Augsborgar-trúarjatning = the Augsburg Confession, Confessio Augustana, Vídal. passim: synda-játning, confession of sins, H. E. i. 476, Bs. i. 746, 846, passim.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛅᛏᚾᛁᚾᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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