Kemba
Old Norse Dictionary - kembaMeaning of Old Norse word "kemba" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
kemba Old Norse word can mean:
- kemba
- d, [kambr], to comb; skera hár silt né k., Eg. 6; k. höfuð, Vsp. 38, Vtkv. 11; kembdr ok þveginn, Skv. 2. 25; laug skal göra hveim er liðinn er, hendr þvá ok höfuð, kemba ok þerra áðr í kistu fari, Sdm. 34 (Bugge); k. sik, Stj. 138; usually k. sér, Karl. 409, Sturl. i. 168, Bs. i. 560; megi þér k. þeim eigi hagligar tjaldkúlur, Fas. ii. 448; k. hærur, to comb gray hairs, see hæra.
- kemba
- II. to card wool; kemba ull, Bret. 32, Stj. 78.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛘᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Sdm.
- Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)
- Skv.
- Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)
- Vtkv.
- Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)