Kylfingar

Old Norse Dictionary - kylfingar

Meaning of Old Norse word "kylfingar" in English.

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

kylfingar
n. pl. the inhabitants of a part of the ancient Garðar, Eg. ch. 10, Rb. 320, Symb. 9.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Rb.
Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Symb.
Symbolae. (H. IV.)
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