Re: KALL - meaning and derivation

Sæll Símon!

> The word KALL seems to mean a computer game here:

Well no - not exactly. I think the English word is
'action figure'. When I was a little boy I had lots
of KALLAR - mine were HÍMENKALLAR (He-Man figures).
:-)

> Ég á fullt af dóti, mér finnast KALLAR skemmtilegastir.
> Uppáhalds kallarnir mínir eru Beastwars og ég á marga
> kalla úr Beastwars.

Þegar ég var lítill átti ég líka fullt af köllum.
Amma gaf mér marga kalla. "Áttu pening, amma?", spurði
ég stundum, "eigum við að versla okkur einn kall?".
Amma átti alltaf pening.

> I was just wondering if I was right about the meaning,
> and what its etymology/derivation was.

It is simply another form of 'karl' meaning 'man'.

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