Definitions
Definitions
1 kálf-skinn
n. a calf-skin; kálfskinns skór, Sturl. iii. 199: the phrase, eigi þótti honum meiri himinn en kálfskinn, svá þótti honum konungr ógurligr, the heaven seemed to him not bigger than a calf-skin (he was so dazzled), so frowning seemed the king, Hkr. iii.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
kálf-skinn
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "kálf-skinn" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).