prestr

Old Norse

Etymology

From Old English prēost, from Latin presbyter, from Ancient Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbúteros).

Noun

prestr m (genitive prests, plural prestar)

  1. (Christianity) priest

Declension
  Declension of prestr (strong a-stem)
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”)
  • prestaspítali m (“infirmary for priests”)
  • prestaspítal n (“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
  • Icelandic: prestur
  • Faroese: prestur
  • Norwegian Bokmål: prest
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: prest
  • Old Swedish: præster
  • Danish: præst
  • Old Gutnish: prestr

References
  • “prestr”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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