Kollóttr
Old Norse Dictionary - kollóttr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kollóttr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kollóttr
- adj. without horns, humble, of a cow or sheep, Gþl. 401, Sturl. i. 159; hann tók á kollótta af hverjum bónda, Landn. 147, 148, Sturl. iii. 238; Auðunn var þá kollóttr (with shaven crown) ok klæðlauss, Fms. vi. 302; hann var þá kominn frá Rúmi ok var stafkarl, k. ok magr ok nær klæðlauss, viii. 206: having the hair cut short, sveina tvá kollótta, Fær. 34; kollóttar meyjar, of nuns, Orkn. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛚᚢᛏᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)