prestr
Old Norse
Etymology
From Old English prēost, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).
Noun
prestr m (genitive prests, plural prestar)
Declension
| masculine | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | prestr | prestrinn | prestar | prestarnir |
| accusative | prest | prestinn | presta | prestana |
| dative | presti | prestinum | prestum | prestunum |
| genitive | prests | prestsins | presta | prestanna |
Derived terms
- erkiprestr m (“archpriest”)
- prestadómr m (“ecclesiastical court”)
- prestafátt n (“scarcity of priests”)
- prestaspítal n (“infirmary for priests”)
- prestaspítali m (“infirmary for priests”)
- prestastefna f (“conference of priests”)
- prestborð n (“a priest's board or maintenance”)
- prestkaup n (“a priest's salary”)
- prestkona f (“a priest's wife”)
- prestlingr m (“a theological student preparing for order”)
- prestmaðr m (“clergyman, priest”)
- prestsetr n (“priest's residence”)
- prestskapr m (“priesthood”)
- prestsstétt f (“the priestly order, priesthood”)
- preststíund f (“priest's tithe”)
- prestsvigsla f (“ordination of a priest”)
- prestvist f (“maintenance of a priest”)
Descendants
Further reading
- Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “prestr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive