Kiðlingr

Old Norse Dictionary - kiðlingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kiðlingr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

kiðlingr
m. a kidling, young kid, Mork. 227, Pr. 472, 477, Stj.: a nickname, Sturl. iii. 209. kiðlings-munnr, m. a nickname, Fms.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚦᛚᛁᚾᚴᚱ
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:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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