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.)