Icelandic

Noun

kyrtill m ‎(genitive singular kyrtils, nominative plural kyrtlar)

1. a gown
   • Luke 6:29 (English, Icelandic)

     Slái þig einhver á kinnina, skaltu og bjóða hina, og taki einhver yfirhöfn þína, skaltu ekki varna honum að taka kyrtilinn líka.

     If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic.

Old Norse

kyrtill - Men dressed in kirtles of the High Middle Ages

kyrtill - Women dressed in 14th century kirtles busy with cutting and sewing linen cloth.

Noun

kyrtill m

1. (clothing) kirtle, tunic (a one-piece garment)

Derived terms

• undirkyrtill
• dragkyrtill
• kvennkyrtill
• námkyrtill
• línkyrtill
• skrúðkyrtill

Related terms

• skyrta
• brók
• hosa
• belti
• treyja
• klæði
• dúkr
• rokkr
• hekla
• skrúðklæði
• skrúðhosa
• stuttbroekr

Descendants

References

• Entry "kyrtill" on page 256 in: Geir T. Zoëga "A Concise Dictionary of Old Islandic", Oxford at the Claredon Press (1910).