Konunga-bók

Old Norse Dictionary - konunga-bók

Meaning of Old Norse word "konunga-bók"

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

konunga-bók
f. the Book of Kings, the history of the kings of Norway, also called Konunga-æfi, originally a work of Ari, and since applied to later recensions of the same work; hér hefr upp Konungabók eptir sögn Ara prests Fróða, inscription to Hkr., Cod. Fris. p. 3; also, Æfi Noregs-konunga, Knytl. S. ch. 1, 21, 100; Bók Noregs-konunga, Fb. i. 152.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
Cod.
Codex.
f.
feminine.
Fris.
Frisian.
l.
line.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Knytl.
Knytlinga Saga. (E. I.)
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