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.)
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