Kjöt-lær

Old Norse Dictionary - kjöt-lær

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjöt-lær" (or kjǫt-lær) in English.

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

kjöt-lær (kjǫt-lær)
n. a joint of meat, Fms. viii. 117.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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