Heraðskirkja

Old Norwegian Dictionary - heraðskirkja

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "heraðskirkja" in Norwegian.

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

heraðskirkja: heraðskirkja, f. 1) Landskirke, Kirke paaLandsbygden, mods. Kjøbstadkirke. DN. III, 3318; Fm. X, 15316. 2) Sognekirke,mods. fylkiskirkja paa den ene og hœg-indiskirkja paa den anden Side. NBKr.4210; Stat. 24229; Borg. 1, 814; er biskupskyldr at vígja kirkjur allar, fara tilfylkiskirkju með 30 manna ok vera 5nætr, en til heraðskirkju skal hannfara með 15 menn ok vera nætr 3. -hann er skyldr at - fá krismu hverj-um presti bæði til heraðskirkju okhœgendakirkju Borg. 1, 109; i Gul.10. 12 nævnes höfuðkirkja, áttungs-kirkja, heraðskirkja og hœgindiskirkja,men Eids. 1, 40 kun höfuðkirkja og hœg-indiskirkja. - Om heraðskirkja i Dan-mark se Schlyter 307 a; Aarsberetningfra det kongelige Geheimearkiv V, 221.2519 og O. Nielsen i Ny kirkehist.Samlinger III, 829 fg; om hundaris-kirkja i Sverige se Schlyter 287 fg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚽᚱᛆᚦᛋᚴᛁᚱᚴᛁᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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