Kálfr

Dizionario Old Norse - kálfr

Significato della parola Old Norse "kálfr"

Come definito dal dizionario Old Norse to English di Cleasby & Vigfusson:

La parola Old Norse kálfr può significare:kálfr

kálfr
m. [Goth. kalbo = δάμαλις; A. S. cealf; Engl. calf; O. H. G. chalbâ; Germ. kalb; Dan. kalv; Swed. kalf]:—a calf; kýr ok kálfr, FmS. i. 168, vi. 260, 368, Njarð. 374, Gísl. 80, Eb. 316, 318, FaS. iii. 34, Grág. i. 502, n. G. l. i. 25: the phrase, ala öðrum þræl kálfs-eldi, to feed a thrall for another man as a calf, i. e. to feed a person who does nothing but eat, 31; hindar-k., a fawn, Str. 3: a whale-calf.
kálfr
II. metaph. of a small island near a large one, eyjar-k.; Manar-k., the Calf of Man, at its southern extremity; Rastar-kálfr, the Calf of the island Rost.
kálfr
β. hvann-kálfr, young angelica, Hervar. (Hb.) Gsp., cp. Gr. μόσχος: kálfa-kjöt, n. ‘calf-flesh,’ veal, Stj. 91: kálfs-belgr, m. a calf’s skin, Gísl. 118, FaS. iii. 621: kálfs-fætr, m. pl. a calf’s legs; flegnar kálfs fætr, flayed calves feet, of the stockings hanging about one’s legS.
kálfr
III. metaph. a calf, i. e. a silly person, dunce; þú ert mesti kálfr!

Possibile iscrizione runica in Fuþark recente:ᚴᛅᛚᚠᚱ
Le rune Fuþark recenti sono state utilizzate dal 8° al 12° secolo in Scandinavia e nei loro insediamenti all'estero

Abbreviazioni usate:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
Swed.
Swedish.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
cp.
compare.
Gr.
Greek.
pl.
plural.

Opere & Autori citati:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
Str.
Strengleikar. (G. II.)
Gsp.
Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
➞ Vedi tutte le opere citate nel dizionario

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