Kjöltr

Old Norse Dictionary - kjöltr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjöltr" (or kjǫltr) in English.

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

kjöltr (kjǫltr)
n. [qs. kjötl, from kitla, q. v.], in hósta-kjölt, a tickling cough.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjöltr may be more accurately written as kjǫltr.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
qs.
quasi.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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