Holdgask

Old Norse Dictionary - holdgask

Meaning of Old Norse word "holdgask"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

holdgask
að, dep., eccl. to take flesh, be incarnate, Rb. 80, Mar., Stj., N. T., Vídal., Pass. passim: in a profane sense, ok holdguðumk ek svá með þessum hætti, Fms. x. 307.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛚᛏᚴᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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