Kljúfa

Old Norse Dictionary - kljúfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kljúfa" in English.

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

kljúfa Old Norse word can mean:

kljúfa
prtS. klýf; pret. klauf, klauft (klaufst), klauf, pl. klufu; subj. klyfi; part. klofinn; [A. S. cleôfan; Engl cleave; O. H. G. chlioban; mid. H. G. klieben; Dan. klöve; Swed. klyfva]:—to cleave, split; hann hjó á skjöld Rúts ok klauf allan niðr, Nj. 95; elda er rétt at göra ok k. torf til, K. Þ. K. 88; ætluðu at flá hann kvikan ok klufu svörðinn í höfðinu, FmS. vii. 227; era sem kolvið kljúfi, karl sá er vegr at jarli, viii. (in a verse); eða ek klyf þik í herðar niðr, Nj. 185; kom í höfuðit ok klauf ofan í jaxlana, 144; skildir ‘ro klofnir, cloven, cleft, Vsp. 46: metaph. to split, ek klýf ór þessum sex greinir ins fjórða tigar, Skálda 162.
kljúfa
II. reflex., þar at sem björgin kljúfask, are cleft, branch out, Finnb. 242.
kljúfa
2. recipr., þó at þeir klyfisk í herðar niðr, FaS. i. 404.
kljúfa
3. part. klofinn, as adj. cloven; langt upp klofinn, i. e. long-legged, Bárð. 165.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
part.
participle.
pl.
plural.
pret.
preterite.
S.
Saga.
subj.
subjunctive.
Swed.
Swedish.
reflex.
retlexive.
pr.
proper, properly.
recipr.
reciprocally.
adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
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