Kaldr

Old Norse Dictionary - kaldr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaldr" in English.

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

kaldr Old Norse word can mean:

kaldr: adj., köld, kalt; compar. kaldari; superl. kaldastr; [from kala, as aldr from ala, galdr from gala, stuldr from stela: Goth. kalds; A. S. ceald; Engl. cold; Dutch kolt; Germ. kalt; Swed. kall; Dan. kold; common to all Teut. languages; cp. Lat. gelu, gelidus]:—cold; kalt jarn, cold iron, Fb. ii. 197; kalt veðr, FmS. v. 178, viii. 306; kaldr nár, PasS. 44. 7; ef maðr grefr lik áðr kalt er, K. Þ. K. 26; líkin vóru enn eigi köld, FmS. iv. 170; svá sem kalt stóð af Niflheimi, Edda; köld kol, cold coals, ashes, = kalda kol, Fb. i. (in a verse); brenna at köldum kolum, to be burnt to cold ashes, utterly destroyed, FmS. xi. 122, passim.

kaldr: 2. imperS., e-m er kalt, one is cold; mér er kalt á höndunum, fútum …, Orkn. 326 (in a verse); konungi görði kalt, the king began to get cold, FmS. v. 178.

kaldr: 3. acc., kaldan as adv.; blása kaldan, to blow cold, SkS. 216: ís-kaldr. ice-cold; hel-k., death cold; svið-k., burning cold; ú-k., not cold; hálf-k., half cold; sár-k., sorely cold.

kaldr: II. metaph. cold, chilling, baneful, fatal, Lat. dirus, infestus; héðan skulu honum koma köld ráð undan hverju rifi, Ó. H. 132, LS. 51, Vkv. 30; so in the saying, köld eru opt kvenna-ráð, women’s counsels are oft-times fatal, Nj. 177, Gísl. 34; kann vera í at nokkurum verði myrkari eðr kaldari ráð Haralds konungs en mín, FmS. vi. 229; köld öfund, envy, Geisli; köld rödd, an evil voice, Akv. 2.

kaldr: 2. sometimes in translations in the metaph. sense of cold; kalt hjarta, Greg. 19; kaldr ok afskiptr, Stj. 195.

kaldr: COMPDS: kaldahlátr, kaldakol, kaldaljóS.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

s. v.: sub voce.

Swed.: Swedish.

Teut.: Teutonic.

v.: vide.

impers.: impersonal.

pers.: person.

acc.: accusative.

adv.: adverb.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

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

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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