Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Organ

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 organ

n. [Gr.], an organ; allskonar söngfæri, organ, symphon …, Fms. vii. 97; eða þá er o. gengr upp ok niðr aptr ok fram um alla gamma, Skálda 172; strengleikum ok organs-söng, 655 xxiv. 2; organ-söng, id.

2 organ

2. it even occurs in the old poem,—at leikurum ok trúðum hefi ek þik lítt fregit, hverr er organ (orgari Cod. A, œrgati Cod. B) þeirra Andaðar at húsum Haralds? Fagrsk. 6; and, Bjúgvör ok Listvör sitja í Herðis-dyrum organs stóli á, Sól. 76; for the word in both these references can only be derived from the Greek.

3 organ

COMPDS: organslist, organsmeistari, organssmíð.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

organ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Cod.: Codex.
gl: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

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