Kanoki

Old Norse Dictionary - kanoki

Meaning of Old Norse word "kanoki"

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

kanoki
and kanuki, a, m. [mid. Lat. canonicus; Dan. kanik; Engl. canon]:—a canon of a church, Fms. viii. 376, ix. 532, D. I.I.)">Bs., H. E., D. I. passim; kanoka klaustr, setr, lifnaðr, vígsla, búningr, a canon’s cloister, seat, order, ordination, dress, Ann. 1295, D. I.I.)">Bs. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. Lat.
middle Latin.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. I.
Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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