Vígsla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Vígsla

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 vígsla

u, f. a consecration, ordination; messu-djákn at vígslu, Nj. 272; kom erkibiskup heim frá vígslu, Fms. ix. 423; taka vígslu af biskupi, Bs. i, Grág. passim; kirkju-vígsla, consecration of a church; biskups-vígsla, prests-vígsla, ordination of a bishop, priest; hjóna-vígsla, a wedding; konungs-vígsla, a coronation; vatns-vígsla, Bs., passim: vígslu-dagr, the day of consecration; vígslu-faðir, an ordaining father (of a bishop), cp. ‘god-father,’ Bs.; vígslu-görð, a performance of ordination. Fms. x. 11; vígslu-maðr, a man in holy orders, viii. 269; vígslu-gjöf, id., Ann. 1356; leggja vígslu-hendr yfir e-n, to lay hands on, of a bishop, Bs. i. 850; vígslu-hrútr, the sacrificial ram, Stj.; vígslu-eiðr, the coronation-oath, Fms. viii. 155; vígslu-gull, a coronation-ring, x. 15; vígslu-kaup, a consecration-fee, K. Á. 76; vígslu-klæði, -skrúð, the coronation-robes, Fms. x. 16, viii. 193; vígslu-sverð, a coronation-sword, x. 15, 109; vígslu-taka, a receiving consecration, H. E. i. 255; vígslu-pallr, a degree of ordination, H. E., K. Á.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚴᛋᛚᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

bisk
bishop.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
n.
neuter.
p.
page.

Works & Authors

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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