Kjarni
Old Norse Dictionary - kjarni
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjarni"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kjarni
- a, m. [Germ. kern; Dan. kjerne; cp. also Engl. kernel]:—a kernel, nucleus, esp. of berries, Mar.; or metaph., k. landsins, the best of the land, Stj. 221; Látínu-k., nucleus Latinitatis; Bíbliu-k., etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛅᚱᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)