Kilpr

Old Norse Dictionary - kilpr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kilpr" in English.

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

kilpr
m. a handle of a vessel (= hadda); mösurbolli ok yfir gylltr kilpr, Fagrsk. 115; ok yfir kilpr gyldr af silfri, Mork. 19: in mod. usage kilpr is a loop of whalebone fastening the handle to the bucket.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fagrsk.
Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
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