Klyfja

Old Norse Dictionary - klyfja

Meaning of Old Norse word "klyfja" in English.

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

klyfja Old Norse word can mean:

klyfja: 1. að, to load a pack-horse, Nj. 74, Eg. 593, Stj. 460, 483, Ó. H. 170, Ver. 124, Fbr. 17 new Ed., passim.

klyfja: 2. klufði, [kljúfa], to split, cleave, Vm. 53; segja sumir menn at þeir klyfði hann til hjarta, Fbr. 57 new Ed.: part. klufðr, cleft; hjör-klufðr, a cleft with a sword, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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