Klauf

Old Norse Dictionary - klauf

Meaning of Old Norse word "klauf" in English.

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

klauf Old Norse word can mean:

klauf: f., pl. klaufir, [A. S. cleâf; Engl. cleft, clove; Germ. klaue]:—a cloven foot, Stj. 316, 317; göltrinn svamm par til af gengu klaufirnar, Landn. 177; þeir rökðu þangat sem klaufirnar höfðu vitjað af hreinsfitjunum, Ó. H. 152: the cleft between the toes (= neip between the fingers), sár neðan í ilina ok skar út í klaufina við þumaltána, Sturl. iii. 68.

klauf: 2. a beast, a head of cattle; allar várar hjarðir, svá framt at eigi skal nokkur klauf eptir vera, Stj. 276; hjoggu á skip sín hverja klauf, FmS. viii. 380.

klauf: 3. gramm. an asyndeton, viz. two adjectives attached to one noun without a copula, Skálda 193.

klauf: COMPDS: klaufagangr, klauflax, klaufrak, klauftroð.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

gramm.: grammar.

viz.: namely.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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