Kið

Old Norse Dictionary - kið

Meaning of Old Norse word "kið" in English.

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

kið: n., gen. kiðja, Þorf. Karl. l. c.; but better kiði, dat. kiðum, Grág. i. 503; [Engl. and Swed. kid]:—a kid, Fms. vi. 260, Barl. 53, Mork. 227; geitr með kiðum, Grág. i. 503; kið eðr kálf, Fms. i. 53; kiðja-mjólk, kid’s milk, Þorf. Karl. 376; þar lágu kið tvau bundin, Gullþ. 63: in local names, Kið-ey, Kiða-fell, etc., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

n.: neuter.

Swed.: Swedish.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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