Klefi

Old Norse Dictionary - klefi

Meaning of Old Norse word "klefi" in English.

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

klefi: a, m. (klifi, Greg. 49, Mart. 120), [A. S. cleofa], a closet; heimulegr k., Stj. 205; hón var lukt í litlum klefa, Clem. 51; hann fór eptir brauðdiski í klefa, 656 B. 4; útar af elda-skálanum vóru klefar tveir, sinn á hönd hvára, ok hlaðit skreið í annan en mjölvi í annan, Eb. 268, 272; litla-stofa ok klefi are distinguished, Sturl. iii. 187; var sét opt ljós til klifa þess er inn ungi maðr var í, Mart. 120; þá skalf klifi sá allr, Greg. 49; svefn-k., a sleeping closet, bedroom, Stj. 204.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Mart.: Martinus Saga. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

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