Kurfaldi

Old Norse Dictionary - kurfaldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "kurfaldi" in English.

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

kurfaldi: a, m. a coal cutter (?), a mean churl, cp. Dan. kulsvier, Fms. vi. 363 (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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