Kylfing

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kylfing

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kylfing" in Norwegian.

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

kylfing: kylfing, f. Sigten, møisommelig Bestræbelse for at faa gjort eller udrettet, hvad man vil (jvf kylfa, v.); sannaði hófsamligasína kenning með einfaldligum máls-hætti mót klókligum kylfingum villu-mannsins Heilag. II, 46815 (jvf munn-skalp 46813).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᛚᚠᛁᚿᚵ
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.

v.: Verbum.