Karl-föt
Old Norse Dictionary - karl-föt
Meaning of Old Norse word "karl-föt" (or karl-fǫt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- karl-föt (karl-fǫt)
- n. pl. male attire, Ld. 276, Grág. i. 338.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, karl-föt may be more accurately written as karl-fǫt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᛚ-ᚠᚢᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)