Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KAPALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 KAPALL

m., pl. kaplar, [Lat. caballus; whence Fr. cheval]:—a nag, hack, in mod. usage also a mare; naut ok kapla, Rd. 284, Pd. 49; þrjú hundrað í köplum, Vm. 32; lifði engi kvik kind eptir nema öldruð kona ok kapall, D. I. i. 246; lestfæran kapal járnaðan ok alfæran, H. E. ii. 505; kapal-lán, lending a k., id. kapal-hestr, m. and kapal-hross, n. = kapall, Eg. 730, Fms. ii. 231.

2 KAPALL

II. in mod. usage, a truss of hay; fimtán kaplar heys, five trusses, of a known weight or bulk.

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Runic Inscription

KAPALL

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "KAPALL" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Pd.: Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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