Klerka-söngr
Old Norse Dictionary - klerka-söngr
Meaning of Old Norse word "klerka-söngr" (or klerka-sǫngr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klerka-söngr (klerka-sǫngr)
- m. church music, Fms. i. 260.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klerka-söngr may be more accurately written as klerka-sǫngr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚱᚴᛅ-ᛋᚢᚾᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)