Holdgast

Old Norwegian Dictionary - holdgast

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "holdgast" in Norwegian.

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

holdgast
holdgast, v. r. (að) iføre sig menneskeligNatur (jvf holdgan); om orð guðs föður(Joh. 1, 14): Heilag. I, 12931; ogsaa omen uren Aand: Fm. X, 30723; i enfra oven angivne forskjellig Betydningmaa holdgast være brugt i Ordene: helgiandi kom at holdgast með MarioHomil. 13431; jvf enn helgi andi munkoma yfir þik ok kraptr hins hæstamun geisla þik, ok muntú skyggvason guðs þínu holdi Mar. 198 fg 32 (hinnhelgi andi man koma yfir þík okkraptr hins hæsta man skyggja þéreða skyla svá, at þú kennir aldreginé eins losta hita Mar. 35823 fgg

Part of speech: v r

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚮᛚᚦᚵᛆᛋᛏ
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:

m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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