ketill

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Ketill

Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ketill.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ketill m (genitive singular ketils, nominative plural katlar)

  1. kettle
  2. boiler

Declension[edit]

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *katilaz, whence also Finnish kattila, Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (katils) and Old English ċietel; an early loan in Germanic from Latin catillus, diminutive of catīnus and in Slavic languages (compare Russian котёл (kotjól)).

Noun[edit]

ketill m (genitive ketils, plural katlar)

  1. kettle
  2. helmet

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  • ketill”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press