Kantari

Old Norse Dictionary - kantari

Meaning of Old Norse word "kantari"

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

kantari
a, m. in kantara-kápa, u, f. [eccl. Lat. cantare], a bishop’s gown, Fms. viii. 197, Hkr. ii. 175: a priest’s gown, Am. 95, Bs. i. 324, 847. kantara-sloppr, m. id., Bs. i. 324, v. 1.

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

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.
Atla-mál. (A. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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