Kristna
Old Norse Dictionary - kristna
Meaning of Old Norse word "kristna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kristna can mean:kristna
- kristna
- 1. að, to Christianise, Nj. 156, the Sagas passim: to christen, baptize, fæða skal barn hvert er borit verðr í penna heim, Kristna ok til Kirkju bera, N. G. L. i. 339: in mod. usage to confirm.
- kristna
- II. reflex., láta Kristnask, to be Christianised, Fms. i. 33, Nj. 158, Bs.
- kristna
- 2. u, f. = Kristni, Rafn 38, (Jellinge-Runic stone); this form also occurs in early Swedish.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛋᛏᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)