Karl-fjöldi
Old Norse Dictionary - karl-fjöldi
Meaning of Old Norse word "karl-fjöldi" (or karl-fjǫldi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- karl-fjöldi (karl-fjǫldi)
- a, m. a multitude of male persons, Sturl. ii. 144.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, karl-fjöldi may be more accurately written as karl-fjǫldi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᛚ-ᚠᛁᚢᛚᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)