Kyndill

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kyndill

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kyndill" in Norwegian.

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

kyndill: kyndill, m. Lys (lat. candela, fr. chan-delle, jvf kv. kynttilä). Sól. 69; SE. II, 4297; Sturl. II, 1491. Om Forholdetmellem chandelle og cierge (= kyndillog kerti) se v. Gay gloss. archéol. I,317 a fgg. 378 b fgg jvf Höf. Leb. I,778; men Betydningen af kyndill og kerti synes dog idetmindste tildels atfalde sammen, da kertamessa er =kyndilmessa og der ifølge Dunst. 3887fgg bares kerti paa kyndilsmessudagr.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᚿᚦᛁᛚᛚ
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.

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

fr.: fransk.

gr.: græft.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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