Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KOL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

3 definitions

1 KOL

n. pl. [A. S. côl; Engl. coal; O. H. G. and Germ. kohlen; Dan. kul]:—coals, charcoal; kurla, kvista, svíða kol, brenna kol, Grág. i. 200, ii. 295, Nj. 57, Ölk. 34; göra kol, Grág. ii. 297; leiri ok kolum, Fms. ii. 59; elda viði ok hafa til kola, Grág. ii. 211; brenna at köldum kolum (see kaldr), Fms. iii. 92, passim; kalda-kol (see kaldr), cold ashes.

2 KOL

II. metaph., in compds, kol-svartr, kol-dimmr, coal-black; in pr. names (of dark skin, hair, beard), of men, Kolr, Kol-beinn, Kol-grímr, Kol-björn, Kol-finnr, Kol-skeggr; of women, Kol-finna, Kol-brún (q. v.), Kol-gríma, Landn.

3 KOL

COMPDS: kolagröf, kolakarl, kolameiss.

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Runic Inscription

KOL

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
pl.: plural.
pr.: proper.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

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