Kurfl

Old Norse Dictionary - kurfl

Meaning of Old Norse word "kurfl" in English.

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

kurfl
n., proncd. kurl, cuttings of wood for charcoal. Fas. iii. 356, freq. in mod. usage: the saying, það koma ekki öll kurl til grafar, not all the cuttings come into the coalpit, of waste.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
proncd.
pronounced.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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