Kjöltung

Old Norse Dictionary - kjöltung

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjöltung" (or kjǫltung)

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

kjöltung (kjǫltung)
f., see kilting.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjöltung may be more accurately written as kjǫltung.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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