kaðall
nafnorð, karlkyn
m., dat. kaðli, [prob. like Engl. cable, borrowed from mid. Lat. capulum, caplum; the word perhaps denotes twisted ropes, for in olden times the Scandinavians made their cables of walrus skin, svörðr]:—a cable, esp. as a naut. term, Fms. ii. 279, vii. 82, 283, Ó. H. 28, Fas. ii. 543, Gullþ. 8, passim.
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
Skammstafanir
- m.
- karlkyn (e. masculine)
- dat.
- þágufall (e. dative)
- prob.
- probably.
- Engl.
- English.
- mid. Lat.
- middle Latin.
- esp.
- especially.
- naut.
- nautical.
Tilvitnuð rit
- Fms.
- Fornmanna sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris saga. (D. II.)