Kál

Old Norse Dictionary - kál

Meaning of Old Norse word "kál" in English.

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

kál Old Norse word can mean:

kál: n. [A. S. cawl; Engl. cole; Scot. kale; Germ. kohl; Dan. kaal]:—a cabbage; mun hann einn ætla at éta allt kál á Englandi? Ó. H. 131; græn kál, Stj. 61: kale broth and bacon, FaS. iii. 381; e-m fellr flesk í kál, BS. i. 717, FmS. x. 348, see flesk: in the saying, ekki er sopit kálit þó í ausuna sé komit, the kale is not supped though it be in the ladle, i. e. there is many a slip twixt the cup and the lip, Grett. 132 A; er þat vel at vér deilim kálit, 168 new Ed.

kál: COMPDS: kálfræ, kálgarðr, kálmeti, kálsúpa.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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