Kyndill

Old Norse Dictionary - kyndill

Meaning of Old Norse word "kyndill" in English.

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

kyndill Old Norse word can mean:

kyndill: m. [cp. Lat. candela], a candle, torch, Sturl. iii. 172; hreinir kyndlar, Sól. 69; kyndil ok kerti, Edda ii. 429; Ey-kyndill, Island-taper, name of an Icel. lady of the beginning of the 11th century from her taper-formed figure, Bjarn.

kyndill: COMPDS: kyndilljós, kyndilmál, Kyndilmessa.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Sól.: Sólarljóð. (A. III.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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