Kíll

Old Norse Dictionary - kíll

Meaning of Old Norse word "kíll" in English.

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

kíll: m. [kil, Ivar Aasen; mid. H. G. kil; cp. the Germ. prop. name Kiel]:—an inlet, canal; iða, fors ok kill, Edda (Gl.); þar skarsk inn vík ein eigi mikil, fundu þeir þar andir margar ok kölluðu Anda-kíl, Eg. 131; at læk þeim, er ofan fellr í kíl þann, er fellr út í ána, Vm. 162.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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