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Albanian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Albanian *kalei- , from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- ( “ to prick, jab (into); thrust (into) ” ) . Cognate to Lithuanian kálti ( “ to strike, forge ” ) and Russian коло́ть ( kolótʹ , “ to prick, jab, hoe, hack ” ) .[ 1]
Verb
kall (aorist kalla , participle kallë )
to stick (on, into), put (up), thrust , instigate
References
^ Demiraj, B. (1997 ) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, page 210
Etymology 2
From Proto-Albanian *kapna , from Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₂wep- ( “ smoke, seethe ” ) .
Verb
kall (aorist kalla , participle kallë )
to burn
Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Proto-Albanian *kalsa , from Proto-Indo-European *kelh₂- ( “ to beat ” ) . The exact formation may be either *kolh₂-sos , whence also Proto-Slavic *kolsъ ( “ ear of grain ” ) ,[ 1] [ 2] [ 3] or *kolh₂-os , whence also Proto-Slavic *kolъ ( “ stake ” ) .[ 4]
Noun
kall m
( Arbëresh ) straw , chaff
Derived terms
References
^ Meyer, G. (1891 ) “kał ”, in Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the Albanian Language ] (in German), Strasbourg: Karl J. Trübner, →DOI , page 168
^ Trubachyov, Oleg , editor (1983 ), “*kolsъ ”, in Этимологический словарь славянских языков [Etymological dictionary of Slavic languages ] (in Russian), numbers 10 (*klepačь – *konь ), Moscow: Nauka, page 152
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998 ) “kalli ”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary , Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN , page 167
^ Demiraj, B. (1997 ) Albanische Etymologien: Untersuchungen zum albanischen Erbwortschatz [Albanian Etymologies: ] (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 7) (in German), Amsterdam, Atlanta: Rodopi, pages 211–212
Elfdalian
Etymology
From Old Norse karl , from Proto-Germanic *karilaz . Cognate with Swedish karl .
Noun
kall m
man ( male human )
husband
Declension
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
kall n (genitive singular kalls , nominative plural köll )
call , shout
Synonyms: hróp , óp , hljóð
Declension
Declension of kall (neuter )
Etymology 2
Noun
kall m (genitive singular kalls , nominative plural kallar )
( colloquial ) Alternative spelling of karl
Declension
Declension of kall (masculine )
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
kall
imperative of kalle
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology 1
From Old Norse kall . See also the verb kalla ( “ to call ” ) .
Noun
kall n (definite singular kallet , indefinite plural kall , definite plural kalla )
a calling or vocation , religious or otherwise
an office and/or the geographic area of said office
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Norse karl , from Proto-Germanic *karilaz . Doublet of kar . Cognates include Elfdalian kall and Swedish karl .
Noun
kall m (definite singular kallen , indefinite plural kallar , definite plural kallane )
an old man
Synonym: gubbe
a married man , husband
kall og kjerring ― husband and wife
dude , bloke , guy , chap , man
Synonym: kar
( folklore ) ( a general term for ) a male supernatural creature
a male bird
Synonyms: hannfugl , stegg
an old tree (with its crown cut)
( often in compounds ) an axle
( botany ) a flower of various genera
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
kall
imperative of kalla
Etymology 4
Adjective
kall
Misspelling of kald .
References
“kall” in The Nynorsk Dictionary .
Old Norse
Etymology
From the verb kalla ( “ to call, shout ” ) .
Noun
kall n (genitive kalls )
call , cry , shouting
appellation , name
Declension
Declension of kall (strong a -stem)
Derived terms
Descendants
References
“kall ”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910 ) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic , Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish kalder , kaller , from Old Norse kaldr , from Proto-Germanic *kaldaz , ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gel- .
Pronunciation
Adjective
kall
cold ; having a low temperature .
unfriendly , emotionally distant or unfeeling .
Inflection
1 The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.2 Dated or archaic.3 Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
Etymology 2
Inherited from Old Norse kall . Related to Swedish and Old Norse verb kalla .
Noun
kall n
a calling (strong urge to dedicate oneself to something, often an occupation felt to have a higher purpose)
( rare ) a call (of an animal)
Declension
References