Kall

Old Norse Dictionary - kall

Meaning of Old Norse word "kall"

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

Old Norse word kall can mean:kall

kall
n. a call, cry, shouting; óp ok kall, Nj. 236; heyra kall mikit, Fs. 179; með hátíðligu kalli, Sks. 748; kall ok eggjan, Ó. H. 215; kall ok lúðra-þytr, Þiðr. 324.
kall
2. a calling on; Eyjólfr heyrir kallit, ok lítr við, Fbr. 61 new Ed.; eigi skaltú herstask á annan mann í kalli þínu, Hom. 16.
kall
3. a call, name; nefna jarl enn ílla … var þat kall haft lengi síðan, Hkr. i. 254; þessi eru at kalli (are by name, are called) in mestu ref-hvörf, Edda (Ht.)
kall
II. eccl. a call, cure of souls, (cp. Scot. ‘call’ of a minister); kjól ok kall, Dan. præste-kald, mod.
kall
2. a claim; kalls-lauss, adj. free from claim, Fms. ix. 409.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
m.
masculine.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
Scot.
Scottish.
adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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