Kol

Old Norse Dictionary - kol

Meaning of Old Norse word "kol" in English.

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

kol Old Norse word can mean:

kol: n. pl. [A. S. côl; Engl. coal; O. H. G. and Germ. kohlen; Dan. kul]:—coals, charcoal; kurla, kvista, svíða kol, brenna kol, Grág. i. 200, ii. 295, Nj. 57, Ölk. 34; göra kol, Grág. ii. 297; leiri ok kolum, FmS. ii. 59; elda viði ok hafa til kola, Grág. ii. 211; brenna at köldum kolum (see kaldr), FmS. iii. 92, passim; kalda-kol (see kaldr), cold ashes.

kol: II. metaph., in compds, kol-svartr, kol-dimmr, coal-black; in pr. names (of dark skin, hair, beard), of men, Kolr, Kol-beinn, Kol-grímr, Kol-björn, Kol-finnr, Kol-skeggr; of women, Kol-finna, Kol-brún (q. v.), Kol-gríma, Landn.

kol: COMPDS: kolagröf, kolakarl, kolameisS.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

pr.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ölk.: Ölkofra-þáttr. (D. II.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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