Kaf-hlaup

Old Norse Dictionary - kaf-hlaup

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaf-hlaup" in English.

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

kaf-hlaup
n. a deep snow-drift, Eg. 74, Fms. viii. 400, ix. 366, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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