Kúla

Old Norse Dictionary - kúla

Meaning of Old Norse word "kúla"

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

Old Norse word kúla can mean:kúla

kúla
u, f. [Germ. kugel, whence mod. Dan. kugle], a ball, knob; tjald-kúla, blý-kúla: the phrases, göra nú at þeim kúlur á hermanna hátt, Bs. i. 519; marka kúlur í höfði e-m, to make balls in one’s head, i. e. to beat soundly, Band. 13 new Ed., prob. from some game; gor-kúla, a kind of fungus: medic. a hump.
kúla
COMPDS: kúlubakr, kúlunefr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
medic.
medicine, medically.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
prob.
probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Band.
Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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