Nigromantia

Old Norwegian Dictionary - nigromantia

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "nigromantia" in Norwegian.

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

nigromantia
nigromantia, f. den sorte Kunst, Nekromanti (gr. ) , Fremmanen af dedøde for at udspørge dem (ved en For-vexling af lat. niger med gr. ,hvilken saa meget lettere kunde indtræde,som ikke alene de dødes Hjem laa i Mørke,men ogsaa Udøvelsen af denne Kunst hørtetil Mørkets Gjerninger; jvf gsv. nigro-mancia Fornsv. Legend. 5918. 13. 766; seogsaa Diez I, 28725 fgg; Skeat 389b48 fgg;DM. 98034 fgg. Mag.* 3724; Mar. 77125.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚿᛁᚵᚱᚮᛘᛆᚿᛏᛁᛆ
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.
fgg.
følgende (om flere).
gr.
græft.
lat.
latinsk.
v.
Verbum.

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