Kilting
Old Norse Dictionary - kilting
Meaning of Old Norse word "kilting"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kilting
- f. [Scot. kilt], a skirl; hann hafði Inga konung í kilting sér, Fms. vii. 208 (í kiltingu sér, Mork. 208), xi. 346; Þórólfr bar hann í kiltingu sinni til skógar, vi. 325; steypði hann silfrinu í kilting sína, Ó. H. 135; í kjöltungu sér, Fb. iii. 365; see kjalta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛚᛏᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)