Kaðall

Old Norse Dictionary - kaðall

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaðall" in English.

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

kaðall: m., dat. kaðli, [prob. like Engl. cable, borrowed from mid. Lat. capulum, caplum; the word perhaps denotes twisted ropes, for in olden times the Scandinavians made their cables of walrus skin, svörðr]:—a cable, esp. as a naut. term, Fms. ii. 279, vii. 82, 283, Ó. H. 28, Fas. ii. 543, Gullþ. 8, passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mid. Lat.: middle Latin.

naut.: nautical.

prob.: probably.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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