Kaggi

Old Norse Dictionary - kaggi

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaggi" in English.

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

kaggi
a, m. [Engl. cag or keg; Swed. kagge; mid. Lat. caga, whence Engl. cage; the Dutch and Low Germ. kaag and kag = a ship used in rivers and canals]:—a keg, cask, Bs. i. 790, freq.: a nickname, Bs.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mid. Lat.
middle Latin.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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