Kenni-faðir
Old Norse Dictionary - kenni-faðir
Meaning of Old Norse word "kenni-faðir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kenni-faðir
- m. a teacher, Stj. 5: esp. patres ecclesiae; heilagra manna ok kennifeðra, Mar.; kennifeðr Kristninnar, 671. 22.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁ-ᚠᛅᚦᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)