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Jón

nafnorðkarlkyn
(Jónn, ), a name, contraction of the older dissyllabic Jóann, John, Johannes, see 17: of the same origin are Jóhann, Jóhannes, Jens, which have come into use since the Reformation, whereas Jón or Jóan appears in at the middle of the 11th century, and soon afterwards became so popular that in the (of 1276) it is made to serve for M. M. (N. or M.) in the baptismal formula, as also in the law formula, yfir höfði Jóni, against M. M., see Njála. Jóns-bók, John’s book, the code of laws of 1281, named after John the lawyer (lögmaðr), who brought the book from Norway to , 1281,
II. St. John Baptist’s Day (June 24) is in the northern countries a kind of midsummer Yule, and was in Norway and Sweden celebrated with bonfires, dances, and merriment; and tales of fairies and goblins of every kind are connected with St. John’s eve in summer as well as with Yule-eve in winter. The name of the feast varies,—Jóns-dagr, , Jóns-messa, u, , Jónsvöku-dagr, the day, mass of St. John = the 24th of June; Jóns-nótt, , Jóns-vaka, u, , St. John’s eve, ‘John’s-wake,’ 530, iii. 59, i. 340, 343, viii. 357, ix. 7: Jónsvöku-skeið, x. 49: Jónsvöku-leyti, id. In Norway the feast is at present called Jonsoka = Jónsvaka, and the fires Jonsoku-brising ( the Brisinga-men of the ). The origin of this feast is no doubt heathen, being a worship of light and the sun, which has since been adapted to a Christian name and the Christian calendar. For the fairy tales connected with this feast, see , which tales again call to mind Shakspeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream: Jónsmessu-öl, ale brewed for St. John’s day, i. 137; þá var sumar-tíð ok hátíð mikil Jónsvöku-nótt, 17. 2. Jóns-dagr, Jóns-messa are also used to signify the day or mass of the bishop John (died 1121), April 23 and March 3, see : Jóns-höfuð, Jóns-skript, the head, tablet of St. John, , , : Jóns-stúka, u, chapel of St. John, i. 125.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
  • m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
  • pr.proper, properly.
  • Icel.Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
  • f.kvenkyn (e. feminine)
  • cp.compare.
  • n.hvorugkyn (e. neuter)
  • A. D.Anno Domini.
  • etc.et cetera.
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  • B. K.Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)
  • Vm.Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)