Kakali

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kakali

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kakali

a, m. a nickname, Sturl.; [cp. Germ. kachel, O. H. G. chachala]: = an earthen pot; whence the mod. kakal-ofn, m., Germ. kachel-ofen, an oven, prop. of clay.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚴᛅᛚᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

Works & Authors

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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