Kylfa

Old Norse Dictionary - kylfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kylfa" in English.

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

kylfa Old Norse word can mean:

kylfa: u, f. [Engl. club; Germ. kolbe; Dan. kolle]:—a club, Fms. i. 177, xi. passim, Sd. ch. 14: the saying, láta kylfu ráða kasti, to take a chance, metaphor from the ball and the bat. kylfu-högg, n. a blow with a club, Fms. xi. 144, Fas. ii. 367.

kylfa: II. the club-formed beak on a ship’s stem; svartar kylfur, Sighvat.

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

Similar entries:

Kylfa (I)

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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