Kall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kall

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kall

n. a call, cry, shouting; óp ok kall, Nj. 236; heyra kall mikit, Fs. 179; með hátíðligu kalli, Sks. 748; kall ok eggjan, Ó. H. 215; kall ok lúðra-þytr, Þiðr. 324.

2 kall

2. a calling on; Eyjólfr heyrir kallit, ok lítr við, Fbr. 61 new Ed.; eigi skaltú herstask á annan mann í kalli þínu, Hom. 16.

3 kall

3. a call, name; nefna jarl enn ílla … var þat kall haft lengi síðan, Hkr. i. 254; þessi eru at kalli (are by name, are called) in mestu ref-hvörf, Edda (Ht.)

4 kall

II. eccl. a call, cure of souls, (cp. Scot. ‘call’ of a minister); kjól ok kall, Dan. præste-kald, mod.

5 kall

2. a claim; kalls-lauss, adj. free from claim, Fms. ix. 409.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
eccl
ecclesiastical.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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