Karl-sift

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Karl-sift

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 karl-sift

f. ‘carle-sibness,’ relationship by the father’s side, Lat. agnatio, opp. to kvenn-sift, Grág. ii. 176, Fms. i. 220. karlsiftar-maðr, m. an agnate, N. G. L. i. 78.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚱᛚ-ᛋᛁᚠᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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