Djákn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - djákn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "djákn" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

djákn: djákn, m. (G. -s, n. Pl. -ar) Degn, enden egentlige prestr underordnet Geistlig,som assisterer ham ved Messen (lat. dia-conus). Gul. 298; Frost. 7, 17; Stat.2473. 30913. Naar til flere mandligePersonnavne føies djákn (f. Ex. Björn d.EJb. 5079; Jón d. Dn. II, 5746;Önundr d. Bolt. 12516), er det ofteuklart, om Ordet betegner Mandens Stil-ling eller kun er Øgenavn.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᛁᛆᚴᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

Pl.: Pluralis.

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