Kufl

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kufl

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kufl" in Norwegian.

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

kufl: kufl, m. (ogsaa kofl) grov og vid Kappe,saadan som især Munkene vare iførte (ags. cufle, ght. cucula, mht. gugele,kugel, mlat. cucullus, cuculla, se DWb.V, 2533 fg; Mhd. Wb. I, 585 b16 fgg;Du Cange I, 1287). Vatsd. 44 (748);Flat. III, 2467; Fld. II, 5411 jvf 54026;kom maðr at enum gamla bónda íhvítum kofli Icel. Read. 20113; A., ermeð hans boði öðlaðist at eiginorðifornan möttul með kofli (= lat. tritumpallium cum melote) Heilag. I, 11925jvf 1198 (hvor kofl svarer til lat. me-lotem); hann fór í kufl einn klæða oksöluváðar brœkr, hann stytti upp umsik kuflinn ok rak at sér útan bast-taug at sér miðjum Grett. 9110 fg; takavið kufl dvs. iføre sig Munkekappen, bliveMunk, Fm. IX, 53122; búinn sem munkrí blám kufli Flat. I, 50913; leggjakuflinn dvs. kaste Munkekappen, forladeKlosterlivet, = kasta munkabúnað, kastamunkinum (se under kasta), Fm. VIII,24520. - Jvf. fiskikufl, váskufl.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚢᚠᛚ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

mlat.: Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

s.: substantiv.

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