Krist-fé
Old Norse Dictionary - krist-fé
Meaning of Old Norse word "krist-fé"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word krist-fé can mean:krist-fé
- krist-fé
- n. ‘Christ-fee,’ old Icel. eccl. name of property given for the support of the poor,—‘Christfé apud nos communiter dicitur quod pauperibus legatum est,’ H. E. iii. 98; gaf Sira Þórarinn fátækum frændum sínum mikit góz, ok setti mörg Kristfé í mörgum jörðum um Svarfaðardal, ok svá annars-staðar, Bs. i. 790, H. E. i. 430, Vm. 163.
- krist-fé
- COMPDS: Kristfjárjörð, Kristfjárúmagi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏ-ᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)