Helgan
Old Norse Dictionary - helgan
Meaning of Old Norse word "helgan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- helgan
- (helgun), f. sanctification, Hom. 160, Mar. 13, Stj. 141, 149, 1 Cor. i. 30, 1 Thess. iv. 3, 2 Thess. ii. 13, Pass. 24. 2: sacramentum, þessar helganir, skírn ok ferming, K. Á. 20: consecration, h. holds ok blóðs várs Herra Jesu Christi, H. E. i. 463.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛚᚴᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)