Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kredda

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 kredda

u, f. a creed (Lat. credo); kvaðsk numit hafa Pater noster ok kredduna, Fær. 257, 258: a belief, fancy, hafa sína kreddu, sitja við sína kreddu (conversational), prob. derived from the story in Fær. S.

Similar Words

KÁ
ká-beinn
ká-vísi
ká-víslega
ká-vísligr

Runic Inscription

kredda

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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