Huggari

Old Norse Dictionary - huggari

Meaning of Old Norse word "huggari"

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

huggari
a, m. a comforter, 656 C. 42, Barl. 181, Th. 77, Stj. 30: eccl. = Παράκλητος, the Holy Ghost, Sks. 132, N. T., Pass., Hólabók, Vídal.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
N. T.
New Testament.
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
Vídal.
Vídalíns-Postilla.
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