Kylfa
Old Norse Dictionary - kylfa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kylfa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kylfa can mean:kylfa
- kylfa
- u, f. [Engl. club; Germ. kolbe; Dan. kolle]:—a club, Fms. i. 177, xi. passim, Sd. ch. 14: the saying, láta kylfu ráða kasti, to take a chance, metaphor from the ball and the bat. kylfu-högg, n. a blow with a club, Fms. xi. 144, Fas. ii. 367.
- kylfa
- II. the club-formed beak on a ship’s stem; svartar kylfur, Sighvat.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- ch.
- chapter.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)