KAPALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KAPALL

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KAPALL

m., pl. kaplar, [Lat. caballus; whence Fr. cheval]:—a nag, hack, in mod. usage also a mare; naut ok kapla, Rd. 284, Pd. 49; þrjú hundrað í köplum, Vm. 32; lifði engi kvik kind eptir nema öldruð kona ok kapall, D. I. i. 246; lestfæran kapal járnaðan ok alfæran, H. E. ii. 505; kapal-lán, lending a k., id. kapal-hestr, m. and kapal-hross, n. = kapall, Eg. 730, Fms. ii. 231.

2 KAPALL

II. in mod. usage, a truss of hay; fimtán kaplar heys, five trusses, of a known weight or bulk.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛒᛅᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Pd.: Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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