Klif

Old Norse Dictionary - klif

Meaning of Old Norse word "klif" in English.

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

klif: n. [A. S. clif; Engl. cliff], a cliff; klif and kleif are used indiscriminately in Eb. and Eg. l. c.; þeir fengu tekit hann út við klif er upp ríðr ór fjörunni, Eb. 166; ok kösuðu hann þar við klifit, id. v. l.; klif bratt ok einstigi yfir at fara, Eg. 576; þá var þar undir niðri skógr en skóglaust uppi á klifinu, 580; ok er Egill kom upp ór klifinu, id.; í klifi nokkuru, BS. i. 200; var í brattasta einstigi upp at ganga ok í harða há klif (plur.), Stj. 452. 1 Sam. xiv. 4 (eminentes petrae of the Vulgate); síðan gékk hann til klifs þess er þjóðgata lá yfir, þeir stefndu hit gegnsta til klifsins, Korm. 146: poët., hauka klif, hawk’s cliff = the hand, Hallfred; há klif, a high cliff, Sighvat: local names, Klifs-jörfi, Klifs-sandr, Klifs-dalr, Bjarn.; Klifs-lönd, Cliffland or Cleveland, in England, FmS. vi.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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