Konunga-bók

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Konunga-bók

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 Konunga-bók

f. the Book of Kings, the history of the kings of Norway, also called Konunga-æfi, originally a work of Ari, and since applied to later recensions of the same work; hér hefr upp Konungabók eptir sögn Ara prests Fróða, inscription to Hkr., Cod. Fris. p. 3; also, Æfi Noregs-konunga, Knytl. S. ch. 1, 21, 100; Bók Noregs-konunga, Fb. i. 152.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚾᚢᚾᚴᛅ-ᛒᚢᚴ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
Cod.: Codex.
f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fris.: Frisian.
l.: Linnæus.
orig: original, originally.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Knytl.: Knytlinga Saga. (E. I.)

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