Kyndill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kyndill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kyndill

m. [cp. Lat. candela], a candle, torch, Sturl. iii. 172; hreinir kyndlar, Sól. 69; kyndil ok kerti, Edda ii. 429; Ey-kyndill, Island-taper, name of an Icel. lady of the beginning of the 11th century from her taper-formed figure, Bjarn.

2 kyndill

COMPDS: kyndilljós, kyndilmál, Kyndilmessa.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚢᚾᛏᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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