Kall

Old Norse Dictionary - kall

Meaning of Old Norse word "kall" in English.

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

kall Old Norse word can mean:

kall: n. a call, cry, shouting; óp ok kall, Nj. 236; heyra kall mikit, Fs. 179; með hátíðligu kalli, Sks. 748; kall ok eggjan, Ó. H. 215; kall ok lúðra-þytr, Þiðr. 324.

kall: 2. a calling on; Eyjólfr heyrir kallit, ok lítr við, Fbr. 61 new Ed.; eigi skaltú herstask á annan mann í kalli þínu, Hom. 16.

kall: 3. a call, name; nefna jarl enn ílla … var þat kall haft lengi síðan, Hkr. i. 254; þessi eru at kalli (are by name, are called) in mestu ref-hvörf, Edda (Ht.)

kall: II. eccl. a call, cure of souls, (cp. Scot. ‘call’ of a minister); kjól ok kall, Dan. præste-kald, mod.

kall: 2. a claim; kalls-lauss, adj. free from claim, Fms. ix. 409.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

eccl.: ecclesiastical.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Scot.: Scottish.

adj.: adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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