Keilir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Keilir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 keilir

m. a wedge (cp. Germ. keil); ef maðr brýtr há af skipi manns eðr keili, N. G. L. i. 325, Edda (Gl.) keili-selgr, keilis-múli, a, m. a nickname, Landn.: a cone-formed mountain, a local name in the south of Icel.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛁᛚᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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