Kufl

Old Norse Dictionary - kufl

Meaning of Old Norse word "kufl"

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

kufl
m., older form kofl, [Engl. cowl; mid. Lat. cuculus], a cowl, Fms. v.ii. 245, ix. 531: a cowled cloak, Landn. 218, Fas. ii. 541, Fs. 74. kufls-höttr, n. (-hattr, Fms. v. 182), a cowl, Fms. iii. 162, Fas. i. 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. Lat.
middle Latin.
n.
neuter.
s. v.
sub voce.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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