Kastali
Old Norse Dictionary - kastali
Meaning of Old Norse word "kastali"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kastali can mean:kastali
- kastali
- a, m. [from Lat. castellum], a castle, stronghold, Fms. vii. 94, 159, 194, viii. 177, 418, x. 358, Al. 90, Sks. 597, Fas. i. 497, Ver. 10, Sturl. ii. 42, Fs. 70, Orkn. 344–354; kastala hurð, dyr, veggr, vígskörð, a castle door, wall, rampart. Hkr. iii. 312, Orkn. 350. Sks. 416; kastala stafr, a castle pillar, Fms. viii. 429; kastala-kirkja, a castle church, vii. 189; kastala-menn, defenders of a castle, Orkn. 350, Fms. vii. 192, Fs. 70.
- kastali
- 2. a kind of war engine, Sks. 3. naut., hún-kastali, q. v.
- kastali
- 4. a dome-shaped hill is in Icel. called kastali; cp. borg.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛋᛏᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- naut.
- nautical.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Ver.
- Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)