Kjalta
Old Norse Dictionary - kjalta
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjalta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjalta
- u, f. [from kilting, q. v.], the ‘kilt,’ lap; hann greip taflit ok steypir í kjöltu sér, Fas. iii. 629, Skáld H. 6. 37: esp. of a woman, hafa barn í kjöltu, kjöltu-barn, a ‘lap-bairn,’ a baby; kjöltu-rakki, a lap-dog.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Skáld H.
- Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)