KÖGGULL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KÖGGULL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KÖGGULL

m., pl. köglar, the joints in the fingers and toes; at af skýfðum fremstum köglum fóta ok fingra, Stj. 379; skeindisk Kormakr á þumal-fingri ok klofnaði köggullinn, Korm. 88, Sturl. i. 31; ok loddi köggullinn í sinunum, Lv. 86, Magn. 536: metaph. a small piece, mó-köggull, tað-k.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚴᚴᚢᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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