Kista

Old Norse Dictionary - kista

Meaning of Old Norse word "kista" in English.

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

kista: u, f., gen. pl. kistna, Nj. 20; [A. S. kist; North. E. and Scot. kist; Engl. chest; Dan. kiste; from Lat. cista]:—a chest, Eg. 310; í kerum eða kistum, n. G. l. i. 383; kómu til kistu kröfðu lukla, Vkv.; kistur ok hirzlur, 656 B. 1, passim; kistu lok, botn, lykill, the cover, bottom, key of a chest, Nj. 94; kistu-fjöl, a chest board, Hom. 155; kistu-hringr, a ring in a chest, FmS. x. 258; kistu-þrum, the old shell of a chest, Pm. 64, 73: a coffin (usually lík-kista), Eg. 126, 127, Grág. i. 207, BS. i. 337, FS. 132; kemba ok þerra áðr í kistu fari, Sdm. 34; knörr mun ek kaupa ok kistu steinda, Ám. 101, see Worsaae, No. 504: the seat in the poop of a ship (cp. hásætis-k.), Orkn. 400, FmS. vii. 201: the word, although foreign, is old, as it occurs in old poems such as Vkv., Sdm., Am. kistna-smiðr, n. a joiner, Rétt. 2. 10, n. G. l. ii. 246. kistu-leggja, lagði, to lay in a coffin.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

North. E.: Northern English.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Ám.: Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

Vkv.: Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)

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