Kýli
Old Norse Dictionary - kýli
Meaning of Old Norse word "kýli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kýli
- n. a boil, abscess, freq. in mod. usage; the phrase, grípa á kýlinu, to touch a sore place, Fms. vii. 121.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)