Keilir

Old Norse Dictionary - keilir

Meaning of Old Norse word "keilir" in English.

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

keilir
m. a wedge (cp. Germ. keil); ef maðr brýtr há af skipi manns eðr keili, n. G. l. i. 325, Edda (Gl.) keili-selgr, keilis-múli, a, m. a nickname, Landn.: a cone-formed mountain, a local name in the south of Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Germ.
German.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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