Kjöt-matr

Old Norse Dictionary - kjöt-matr

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

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

kjöt-matr (kjǫt-matr)
m. flesh food, meat, Hom. 93.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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