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.)
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