Kleif

Old Norse Dictionary - kleif

Meaning of Old Norse word "kleif" in English.

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

kleif: f., plur. kleifar, [from klífa, to climb], a ridge of cliffs or shelves in a mountain side; hljópu sjau menn ór skóginum ok upp í kleifina, Eg. 581; skógar-kjörr ok kleifar nökkurar, Fms. vii. 56; þeir kösuðu hann þar við kleifina, Eb. 166 (klifit, v. l.); þar sem helzt vóru kleifar ok skógar þröngvastir, Fms. ix. 359; suðr undir kleifarnar, Gísl. 67, 70: poët. the head is called hjarna kleif, ‘harn-cliff,’ Km.: Kleifar, f. pl. a local name in western Iceland, Sturl., Landn., Ann. 1238.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

plur.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)

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

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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

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