Keppi-kefli
Old Norse Dictionary - keppi-kefliMeaning of Old Norse word "keppi-kefli" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- keppi-kefli
- n. a thing worth fighting for: in the phrase, það er ekkert k., it is not worth having, metaphor prob. from the lagakefli, q. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛒᛒᛁ-ᚴᛁᚠᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.