Kjós

Old Norse Dictionary - kjós

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjós" in English.

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

kjós
f., also kvos, a deep or hollow place, Post. 308 = dæl, q. v.: a local name, Kjós, Kjósar-sýsla, in the south of Iceland, Landn. Kjós-verjar, m. pl. the men of Kjós, Sturl. i. 199.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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