Kæfa

Old Norse Dictionary - kæfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kæfa" in English.

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

kæfa Old Norse word can mean:

kæfa: 1. (i. e. kœfa) or kvæfa, ð, [kóf, kefja]:—to quench, choke, drown; þeir vildu kæfa hann í lauginni, Fas. i. 377; hann kæfir hann ok drepr, Stj. 96; kæfa ljós, to quench a light, Gísl. 29; ok marga menn inni kæft í stofu-reyk, Sturl. iii. 261: kyrkt eða kvæft, N. G. l. i. 340: reflex. to be suffocated, kæfðisk þá hestrinn undir Þórði, Sturl. iii. 23: metaph., sýnin kæfisk, Mar.

kæfa: 2. u, f. a kind of seasoned, preserved meat; in western Icel. called villi-bráð.

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

reflex.: retlexive.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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