Krist-kirkja
Old Norse Dictionary - krist-kirkja
Meaning of Old Norse word "krist-kirkja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- krist-kirkja
- u, f. Christ Church, seems to have been a general name for cathedrals; a Kristkirkja is mentioned in Bergen, Drontheim, Borgund (Norway), Fb. iii, Boldt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏ-ᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boldt
- Boldt. (J. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)