prestlingr

Old Norse

Etymology

From prestr (“priest”) +‎ -lingr.

Noun

prestlingr m

1. theological student preparing for orders

Declension

Declension of prestlingr (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	prestlingr	prestlingrinn	prestlingar	prestlingarnir
accusative	prestling	prestlinginn	prestlinga	prestlingana
dative	prestlingi	prestlinginum	prestlingum	prestlingunum
genitive	prestlings	prestlingsins	prestlinga	prestlinganna

Related terms

• prestsvigsla f (“ordination of a priest”)

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “prestlingr”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive