Kenni-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kenni-faðir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kenni-faðir

m. a teacher, Stj. 5: esp. patres ecclesiae; heilagra manna ok kennifeðra, Mar.; kennifeðr Kristninnar, 671. 22.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁ-ᚠᛅᛏᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
eccl
ecclesiastical.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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