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.)