Kalkr

Old Norse Dictionary - kalkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kalkr" in English.

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

kalkr: m. [borrowed from Lat. calix; A. S. calic and calc; Engl. chalice; O. H. G. chelih; Germ. kelk; Dan.-Swed. kalk; the word came in with Christianity from the Engl.; for, though it occurs in ancient poems, none of these can be older than the Danish settlement in England: the form kalkr is used in a heathen sense, whereas the later form kaleikr is used in the ecclesiastical sense only]:—a chalice, cup, goblet, it occurs in the poems Hým. 28, 30, 32, Akv. 30, Rm. 29, Skv. 3. 29; hrím-kalkr, LS. 53; silfr-k., a silver cup, Hkr. i. 50; nú er hér kalkr, er þú skalt drekka af, eptir þat tók hann kalkinn, þá var enn eptir í kalkinum, er hann hafði af drukkit kalkinum, Gullþ. 7; nú tók hann kalkinn ok hönd hennar með, Hkr. i. 50.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᚴᚱ
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.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Hým.: Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)

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

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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