Lága-söngr

Old Norse Dictionary - lága-söngr

Meaning of Old Norse word "lága-söngr" (or lága-sǫngr)

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

lága-söngr (lága-sǫngr)
m. the ‘low-chant’ in the Roman Catholic mass when the host was elevated, Bs., Hom., H. E. passim; lágasöngva bók, kver, skrá, the book (scroll) containing the low-chants, Vm., Ám., Pm.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, lága-söngr may be more accurately written as lága-sǫngr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ám.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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