Kólfr
Old Norse Dictionary - kólfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kólfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kólfr can mean:kólfr
- kólfr
- m. [akin to Engl. club, Germ. kolb], the tongue in a bell, Fms. vi. 147: kólf-klukka, u, f. a bell with a tongue, Pm. 129; (kólf-lauss, adj. without a k., Vm. 9): the bulb of a plant: endi-k., a sausage, Ísl. Þjóðs. i. 177.
- kólfr
- II. a kind of bolt, Swed. kolf, Rm. 43, Þiðr. 371, Karl. 68, 244, n. G. l. i. 69; bakka-kólfr, a bird bolt; for-kólfr, q. v.: the phrase, sem kólfi skyti, swift as a bolt, as lightning, Fms. ii. 183, vii. 343, Sturl. iii. 220. kólf-skot, n. a bolt shot, of distance, Edda 31.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Rm.
- Rígsmál. (A. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)