Af-kleyfi

Old Norse Dictionary - af-kleyfi

Meaning of Old Norse word "af-kleyfi" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

af-kleyfi Old Norse word can mean:

af-kleyfi
n. in the COMPD afkleyfis-orð, n. a metric. term, a superfluous word, syllable, in a verse, an enclitic syllable preceding the höfuðstafr in a verse.
af-kleyfi
COMPD: afkleyfissamstafa.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᚴᛚᛁᚢᚠᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

metric.
metrically.
n.
neuter.

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