Kjálki

Old Norse Dictionary - kjálki

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjálki" in English.

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

kjálki Old Norse word can mean:

kjálki: a, m. [Engl. cheek; O. H. G. chelch; mid. H. G. kelch]:—the jaw-bone; höku ok kjálka, Fms. ii. 59, vii. 141, passim.

kjálki: II. a kind of sledge; draga kjálka, Gm. 47; görði Bárðr kjálka hverju kvikendi, ok lét hvert draga sitt fóðr, Landn. 226.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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