Klofa-stef

Old Norse Dictionary - klofa-stef

Meaning of Old Norse word "klofa-stef" in English.

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

klofa-stef
n. a metric. term, a ‘cleft-burden,’ a kind of refrain, consisting of several lines inserted separately in different lines of a stanza, Sturl. ii. 59.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
metric.
metrically.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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