Kennimaðr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kennimaðr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kennimaðr" in Norwegian.

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

kennimaðr: kennimaðr, m. 1) Lærer, = kennandi 2,kennari. Leif. 3216. 18; sel þá til læringarhinum vísustum spekingum, þeir munuverða göfgir kennimenn Post. 5922. 2) Prest; er Heli hafði verit um 8 ár ok20 dómandi ok kennimaðr yfir Israelsfólk Stj. 14019; spámaðrinn mælti:dróttinn sór ok mun eigi iðrast: þú ertkennimaðr (lat. sacerdos) at eilífu;Kristr gerðist kennimaðr á krossi þá,er hann veitti veröldinni fórn holdssíns ok blóðs: Post. 1855 fg (Ebr. 7,21 fgg) jvf Stj. 11017; kennimenn sólar ok tungls Stj. 4029; men især om denkristne Kirkes Prester; Isl. 10; Grg. I,3625; Bp. I, 689. 1024; Eids. 1, 314.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚽᚿᚿᛁᛘᛆᚦᚱ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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