Kjölr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kjölr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kjölr" (or kjǫlr) in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

kjölr (kjǫlr): kjölr, m. (G. kjalar, N. PL. kilir) 1) Kjølpaa Fartøi. GuL. 3065; Flat. I, 43328.II, 2624; sigla lausum kili dvs. med tomtFartøi, uden Laft, Flat. II, 22927; komae-m á kjöl dvs. hjælpe en op paa Kjølenaf et væltet, kantret Fartøi, Fm. IX,3208, jvf komast á kjöl Fm. IX, 3208;Bp. I, 3557; niðr í kili dvs. nede paaBunden i Fartøiet, Fbr. 8114. 2) Fjeld-strækning, Fjeldryg som adskiller to Vas-drag eller Bygder. OH. 14221. 24; Flat.II, 40822; Bp. II, 3211; EG. 14 (2623);Fm. VI, 244. 12814. IX, 35915; NL. II,4908 fgg; SturL. I, 36217 &fgg. . I, 1637.8929; Ljósv. 3110: GísL. 877. 10.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjölr may be more accurately written as kjǫlr.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛁᚯᛚᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

G.: Genitiv.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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