Kirkju-friðr
Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-friðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kirkju-friðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kirkju-friðr
- m. church-peace, sanctuary, K. Á. 46, Sturl. i. 30, Fms. ix. 524; kirkju-friðbrot, a breach of church sanctuary, H. E. i. 242.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᚢ-ᚠᚱᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)