Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kennandi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 kennandi

part. a teacher, Greg., Post., passim: as a law term, a witness for recovering and identifying a lost thing; sá maðr er kennendr vill færa til fjár síns, hann skal vinna eið at því at hann átti fé þat, Grág. i. 424; þá á sá, er fé átti, allt þat er hann kennir …, nema kennendr komi til, N. G. L. ii. 46.

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Runic Inscription

kennandi

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "kennandi" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
part: participle.
part.: participle.

Works & Authors

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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