Kolla
Old Norse Dictionary - kolla
Meaning of Old Norse word "kolla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kolla can mean:kolla
- kolla
- u, f., prop. a deer without horns, a humble deer, a hind; féll hann þar á grasvöllinn hjá kollunni, Str. 4, 7; hirtir allir ok kollur, Karl. 476, (hjart-kolla, q. v.)
- kolla
- 2. a cow; kollu hali, a cow’s tail, Bjarn. (in a verse); þat heita Kollu-vísur, er hann kvað um kýr út á Íslandi, Fms. vi. 366, Bjarn. 43, cp. 32.
- kolla
- 3. in mod. usage, esp. a humble ewe; æ, þarna er hún Kolla mín blessuð komin af fjallinu! Piltr og Stúlka 20; Mó-kolla, Grett.
- kolla
- 4. of a girl; frið-kolla, a ‘peace-maid,’ Swed. Dal-kulla = the maid of the Dales.
- kolla
- II. a pot or bowl without feet.
- kolla
- III. naut. one of the cleats in a ship (?), n. G. l. ii. 283, v. l. kollu-band, n. the stay fastened to the kolla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
- esp.
- especially.
- mod.
- modern.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- naut.
- nautical.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)