Kilting

Old Norse Dictionary - kilting

Meaning of Old Norse word "kilting" in English.

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

kilting: f. [Scot. kilt], a skirl; hann hafði Inga konung í kilting sér, Fms. vii. 208 (í kiltingu sér, Mork. 208), xi. 346; Þórólfr bar hann í kiltingu sinni til skógar, vi. 325; steypði hann silfrinu í kilting sína, Ó. H. 135; í kjöltungu sér, Fb. iii. 365; see kjalta.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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