Kalda-kol

Old Norse Dictionary - kalda-kol

Meaning of Old Norse word "kalda-kol" in English.

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

kalda-kol
n. pl. a law phrase, ‘cold-ashes;’ göra kaldakol á jörðu, to make the hearth cold, to desert a farm, punishable on the part of a tenant, Gþl. 339, Jb. 210, cp. Hænsa Þ. S. ch. 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
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