Kál

Old Norse Dictionary - kál

Meaning of Old Norse word "kál"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word kál can mean:kál

kál
n. [A. S. cawl; Engl. cole; Scot. kale; Germ. kohl; Dan. kaal]:—a cabbage; mun hann einn ætla at éta allt kál á Englandi? Ó. H. 131; græn kál, Stj. 61: kale broth and bacon, FaS. iii. 381; e-m fellr flesk í kál, BS. i. 717, FmS. x. 348, see flesk: in the saying, ekki er sopit kálit þó í ausuna sé komit, the kale is not supped though it be in the ladle, i. e. there is many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, Grett. 132 A; er þat vel at vér deilim kálit, 168 new Ed.
kál
COMPDS: kálfræ, kálgarðr, kálmeti, kálsúpa.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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