Kefli

Old Norse Dictionary - kefli

Meaning of Old Norse word "kefli" in English.

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

kefli Old Norse word can mean:

kefli: n. [kafli], a cylinder, stick, piece of wood; álnar löng kefli öll ok smæri, Jb. 317; viðar-reki fylgir allr nema kefla reki, Vm. 130, Grett. 169 new Ed., Fms. vii. 170, xi. 347, Fs. 137; rísta rúnar á kefli, to carve Runes (magical characters) on a k., Gísl. 67, Eg. 605, Grett., Sd. 140, 141: a gag, Fms. ii. 179.

kefli: II. a mangle; svá eru Flosa ráð sem fari kefli, F.’s plans are a rolling cylinder (= Gr. οἱ δε κυλίνδροις ἄλλοτ ἐπ ἀλλα φέρονται), the metaphor being probably taken from a mangle:—laga-kefli, see lög.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Gr.: Greek.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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