Kapall

Old Norse Dictionary - kapall

Meaning of Old Norse word "kapall" in English.

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

kapall Old Norse word can mean:

kapall: m., pl. kaplar, [Lat. caballus; whence Fr. cheval]:—a nag, hack, in mod. usage also a mare; naut ok kapla, Rd. 284, Pd. 49; þrjú hundrað í köplum, Vm. 32; lifði engi kvik kind eptir nema öldruð kona ok kapall, D. I. i. 246; lestfæran kapal járnaðan ok alfæran, H. E. ii. 505; kapal-lán, lending a k., id. kapal-hestr, m. and kapal-hross, n. = kapall, Eg. 730, Fms. ii. 231.

kapall: II. in mod. usage, a truss of hay; fimtán kaplar heys, five trusses, of a known weight or bulk.

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

Abbreviations used:

Fr.: French in etymologies.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

D. I.: Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Pd.: Placidus-drápa. (A. III.)

Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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