Kinnar-kjálki

Old Norse Dictionary - kinnar-kjálki

Meaning of Old Norse word "kinnar-kjálki"

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

kinnar-kjálki
a, m. the jaw-bone, 623. 31, Stj. 77, Sturl. ii. 95, iii. 186, Rd. 299.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛅᚱ-ᚴᛁᛅᛚᚴᛁ
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:

Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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