Kýli

Old Norse Dictionary - kýli

Meaning of Old Norse word "kýli" in English.

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

kýli
n. a boil, abscess, freq. in mod. usage; the phrase, grípa á kýlinu, to touch a sore place, Fms. vii. 121.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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