Kilpr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kilpr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kilpr

m. a handle of a vessel (= hadda); mösurbolli ok yfir gylltr kilpr, Fagrsk. 115; ok yfir kilpr gyldr af silfri, Mork. 19: in mod. usage kilpr is a loop of whalebone fastening the handle to the bucket.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛁᛚᛒᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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