Kjálki

Old Norse Dictionary - kjálki

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjálki"

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

Old Norse word kjálki can mean:kjálki

kjálki
a, m. [Engl. cheek; O. H. G. chelch; mid. H. G. kelch]:—the jaw-bone; höku ok kjálka, Fms. ii. 59, vii. 141, passim.
kjálki
II. a kind of sledge; draga kjálka, Gm. 47; görði Bárðr kjálka hverju kvikendi, ok lét hvert draga sitt fóðr, Landn. 226.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᛚᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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