Kakali

Old Norse Dictionary - kakali

Meaning of Old Norse word "kakali" in English.

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

kakali
a, m. a nickname, Sturl.; [cp. Germ. kachel, O. H. G. chachala]: = an earthen pot; whence the mod. kakal-ofn, m., Germ. kachel-ofen, an oven, prop. of clay.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
prop.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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