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.)