Klofningr

Old Norse Dictionary - klofningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klofningr" in English.

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

klofningr
m. anything cloven, cp. the Engl. clove (of garlic); the name of a mountain in western Iceland, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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