Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Lær-dómr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 lær-dómr

m. learning, scholarship, Bs. i. 8; hann hafði höfðingskap mikinn ok lærdóm góðan, 90, passim: of the clergy, as opp. to the laity, leikdómr, Bs., H. E. passim.

2 lær-dómr

COMPDS: lærdómsbók, lærdómsgrein, lærdómsmaðr.

Similar Words

LÁ
lá-deyða
lá-garðr
Lá-land
labba

Runic Inscription

lær-dómr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
m.: masculine.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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