Kala

Old Norse Dictionary - kala

Meaning of Old Norse word "kala" in English.

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

kala Old Norse word can mean:

kala: pret. kól, kólu; pres. kell, mod. kelr; part. kalinn: [cp. Engl. chill, cool; Germ. kühl]:—to freeze, esp. impers. of limbs to be numb and dead from frost; ok er sveininn (acc.) tók at kala, Landn. 77, v. l.; ok kól hana í hel, she froze to death, Sd. 143; svá at þik kali, Fas. i. 30; alla kól þá um nóttina, 78; kell mik í höfuð, Vkv. 29; mik tekr nú at kala, en mér var heitt fyrir stundu, Fb. ii. 112; var bæði at hann kól mjök ok hungraði, en veiddi ekki, Bs. i. 350; hann var kalinn á fótum svá at af leysti sumar tærnar, Orkn. 432, Sturl. iii. 198; hann kól sem aðra hundtík, Fs. 71; ok mun þik kala ef ek sit svá lengi ok útarliga sem ek em vanr, Edda 35; dýrit var kalit á fyrra fæti, Fs. 179; kalit í hel, frozen to death, Fær. 185; sveinar tveir, veslingar, kalnir ok máttdregnir, 42; á kné kalinn, Hm. 3; kalinn ok klæðlauss, Fas. iii. 8; klæða kalna, O. H. l. 22:—part. kalinn [= Germ. kahl], of a field barren from cold or frost.

kala: II. naut., of a sail, to lose the wind; seglið (acc.) kelr, whence kalreip, q. v.

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:

acc.: accusative.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pers.: person.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

naut.: nautical.

q. v.: quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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