Kólna

Old Norse Dictionary - kólna

Meaning of Old Norse word "kólna" in English.

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

kólna
að, to become cold, Stj. 45, Fas. i. 148; veðr tók at k., Fms. i. 67; kólnaði veðrit ok dreif, Eb. 204; lík skal eigi grafa áðr kólnat er, K. Þ. K. 26; dagr kólnar, Hom. (St.): impers., e-m kólnar, one gets cold; oss kólnar á klónum, Grett. 94 B; kulda-veðr var úti, ok tók honum fast at kólna, Fb. i. 276.

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.
m.
masculine.
pers.
person.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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