Smurning
Old Norse Dictionary - smurning
Meaning of Old Norse word "smurning"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- smurning
- f. anointing, Stj. 306, MS. 655 i. 1, Gd. 62, Nikdr. 59, BS. ii. 156: pass., hón síðasta S., extreme unction, Mar.; smurningar-klæði, the dress in which one receives extreme unction, BS. i. 145.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛘᚢᚱᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pass.
- passive.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)