Kimbill

Old Norse Dictionary - kimbill

Meaning of Old Norse word "kimbill" in English.

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

kimbill: m. [kumbl], a little trunk, a bundle (= auka-pinkill); kimbill næfra, n. G. L. i. 101. kimla-bönd, n., prop. trusses, a metrical term, in which a foot is added (trussed) to the end of each line, Edda 135, 136; brands hnigþili randa stranda, where ‘stranda’ is the additional foot (kimbill).

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

Abbreviations used:

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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