Prestr
Old Norse Dictionary - prestr
Meaning of Old Norse word "prestr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word prestr can mean:prestr
- prestr
- m., prests, presti, [the word was borrowed through the English missions from the A. S. preost, Engl. priest, as is seen from the dropping of the inflexive r or er, whereas the Germ. has priester, O. H. G. priestar, agreeably with the eccl. Lat. presbyter]:—a priest, FmS. ix. 8, Sturl. ii. 31, Grág. i. 152, K. Þ. K., BS., H. E., in countless instances, as also in mod. usage.
- prestr
- COMPDS: prestsborð, prestabók, prestabúr, prestadómr, prestsdómr, prestafátt, prestsfundr, prestsfæði, prestagarðr, prestahatari, prestaheimili, prestskaup, prestamót, prestareiða, prestasilfr, prestaspítal.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)