Kálf-skinn
Old Norse Dictionary - kálf-skinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "kálf-skinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᚠ-ᛋᚴᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)