Responsi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - responsi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "responsi" in Norwegian.

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

responsi
responsi, m. Sang, hvormed Koret under Gudstjenesten faldt ind i Anledning afeller til Svar paa, hvad en enkelt Personhar udtalt, forelæst eller sunget (mlat.responsorium, se Kraus Realencyclo- pædie der christlichen Alterthümer II,534a9; Du Cange III, 591a46 fgg; Bing-hami Opera VI, 531 fgg); hann varðfegnari, en frá megi segja -, ok ortieinn enn fegrsta responsa: o decusvirginitatis, ok er þetta responsoriumopt sungit til lofs ok dýrðar guðsmóður Marie Mar. 7914.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᛋᛕᚮᚿᛋᛁ
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:

lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
mlat.
Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

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