Persóna

Old Norse Dictionary - persóna

Meaning of Old Norse word "persóna"

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

Old Norse word persóna can mean:persóna

persóna: u, f., persóni, a, m., H. E. i. 468, [Lat. persona], a person. of the Divinity, Stj. 19; þessar persónur blessi Guð at hæðum (in reading the banns); manns-p., kvenn-p.: gramm., Skálda 180, 185, 186.

persóna: 2. a parson: einnar persónu verð (the wages of one parson) … hann valdi ok hinar vísustu persónur af prestum sínum, at prédika kross, Bs. i. 699; klerka eðr kirkjulegar persónur, H. E. i. 501; prestar ok persónar (sic), priests and parsons, 468. persónu-lauss, adj. without a parson; kirkja persónulaus eða prestlaus, H. E. i. 258, n. G. L. i. 455.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gramm.: grammar.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

adj.: adjective.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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