Musteri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Musteri

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 musteri

and mustari, n., mysteri in Hom. 46, 97, [eccl. Lat. monasterium; A. S. mynster; Engl. minster; Germ. münster]:—a temple, freq. in old and mod. eccl. writers, as the translation of ‘templum’ in a Jewish and Christian sense, while hof is used in the heathen sense, Bs., Stj., Hom., N. T., Pass., Vídal. passim.

Runic Inscription

ᛘᚢᛋᛏᛁᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.
transl: translation, translated.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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