Hirð-prestr
Old Norse Dictionary - hirð-prestr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hirð-prestr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hirð-prestr
- m. a king’s chaplain, Fms. i. 151, Fb. ii. 337, N. G. L. ii. 409.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᚱᚦ-ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)