Alnar-kefli

Old Norse Dictionary - alnar-kefli

Meaning of Old Norse word "alnar-kefli" in English.

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

alnar-kefli
n. a stajf an ell long, Grág. ii. 339, Ld. 318. álnar-langr, adj. ell-long, Grág. ii. 359.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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