Kafna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kafna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kafna

að, (older form kvafna, Sks. 108), to be suffocated, choked, in water, steam, or the like; kafna af sandfoki, Al. 50; sögðu at Kvásir hefði kafnat í mannviti, Edda 47; k. í stofu-reyk, Grett. 116: of light, to be extinguished, Sks. 208: of a horse, kafna eðr springa, Fas. iii. 74.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚠᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
l.
Linnæus.
suff
suffix.

Works & Authors

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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