Testament

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Testament

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 testament

n. [for. word; Lat. testamentum], a bequest, will, Bs. i. 718; bequests were an innovation from the Roman law, for as Tacitus says—heredes successoresque sui cuique liberi, et ‘nullum testamentum,’ ch, 20; the ancient Northern law knows no ‘last will,’ yet cp. Eg. ch. 9.

2 testament

II. eccl. the Testament, N. T., Vídal.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛋᛏᛅᛘᛁᚾᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
for.: foreign.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
N. T.: New Testament.
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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