Kæla

Old Norse Dictionary - kæla

Meaning of Old Norse word "kæla" in English.

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

kæla: (i. e. kœla), d, [causal from kala, kól; Germ. kühlen]:—to cool, Edda 7, Þiðr. 95, Barl. 132; lét jarl bera vatn í ok kæla grjótið, Orkn. 352; hann hafði kælt á sér marga hluti, Stj. 156; at hann kæli mína tungu, id.; at hann drepi hinu minnsta síns fingrs í vatn ok kæli tungu mína, Luke xvi. 24: part. kældr = kaldr, vóru þar þá mjök kæld híbýli, Sturl. ii. 109.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

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

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

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