skírn

baptism

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f. baptism, christening; halda barni undir s., to stand godfather; taka s., to be baptized.

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f. [as a translation of the A. S. fulluht, which prop. means cleansing, cp. Engl fuller = bleacher]:—eccl. baptism, christening; skírn görir alla hreina ok skíra, 655 i. 1, K. Þ. K., Bs., in countless instances, old and mod.; heima-s., christening at home; skurðar-s., circumcision; halda barni undir skírn, to stand godfather, Fb. ii. 264; skírnar-hald, the standing godfather, Str. 17; skírnar embætti, -þjónosta, Fms. i. 148, H. E. i. 473, Karl. 204, Stj. 377; skírnar-dagr, 677. 15; skírnar-brunnr (-bruðr), the fount of baptism, Fms. iii. 168, MS. 656 A. ii. 2; skírnar-dropi, Hom. 56; skírnar-ketill, skírnar-munnlaug, a font, Vm. 17, 109; skírnar-Sár, a baptismal font, H. E. i. 473, Vm. 1; skírnar-klæði, baptismal clothing = hvíta-váðir (q. v.), a white garment, Fms. x. 244, Stj. 49, Ó. T. 25, 29; skírnar-nafn, a baptismal name, Bær. 6, Stj. 139; skírnar-steinn, a font, Vm. 38; skírnar-vatn, baptismal water, 655 vii. 2.