Historia
Old Norse Dictionary - historia
Meaning of Old Norse word "historia"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- historia
- u, f. history (for. word), Nik. dr. 75, Pass. 11. 1, and now and then in mod. usage, although saga is the usual vernacular word.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛁᛋᛏᚢᚱᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- for.
- foreign.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.