Kirkju-gengt
Old Norse Dictionary - kirkju-gengt
Meaning of Old Norse word "kirkju-gengt"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kirkju-gengt
- n. part., an eccl. term; eiga k., to be allowed to go to church, not being under ban, Sturl. ii. 42, K. Þ. K. 26.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᚢ-ᚴᛁᚾᚴᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)