[1] hreinlífis ‘of chastity, virginity’: In the ON Eluc, the word translates Lat. virginitas (Eluc 1989, 153); in HómNo it translates castitas (Unger 1864, 31 and 55; HómNo, 17 and 29). A prayer to Mary in HómÍsl 1993, 90v addresses her as blóme hreínlifes ‘flower (or fruit) of chastity’.
References
- Bibliography
- Eluc 1989 = Firchow, Evelyn S. and Kaaren Grimstad, eds. 1989. Elucidarius in Old Norse Translation. RSÁM 36. Reykjavík: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar.
- Unger, C. R. 1864. Gammel norsk Homiliebog. Norske oldskriftselskabs samlinger 1, 5. Christiania (Oslo): Brøgger & Christie.
- HómÍsl 1993 = de Leeuw van Weenen, Andrea, ed. 1993. The Icelandic Homily Book: Perg. 15 4° in the Royal Library, Stockholm. Íslensk handrit/Icelandic Manuscripts Series in quarto 3. Reykjavík: Stofnun Árna Magnússonar á Íslandi.
- HómNo = Indrebø, Gustav. 1931. Gamal norsk homiliebok, Cod. AM 619, 4°. Det norske historiske Kjeldeskrift Fond, Skrifter 54. Oslo: Dybwad. Rpt. 1966. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget.
- Eluc = Elucidarius.