KLAUF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLAUF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KLAUF

f., pl. klaufir, [A. S. cleâf; Engl. cleft, clove; Germ. klaue]:—a cloven foot, Stj. 316, 317; göltrinn svamm par til af gengu klaufirnar, Landn. 177; þeir rökðu þangat sem klaufirnar höfðu vitjað af hreinsfitjunum, Ó. H. 152: the cleft between the toes (= neip between the fingers), sár neðan í ilina ok skar út í klaufina við þumaltána, Sturl. iii. 68.

2 KLAUF

2. a beast, a head of cattle; allar várar hjarðir, svá framt at eigi skal nokkur klauf eptir vera, Stj. 276; hjoggu á skip sín hverja klauf, Fms. viii. 380.

3 KLAUF

3. gramm. an asyndeton, viz. two adjectives attached to one noun without a copula, Skálda 193.

4 KLAUF

COMPDS: klaufagangr, klauflax, klaufrak, klauftroð.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛅᚢᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
ch
chapter.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
gramm.
grammar.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
S.
South, Southern.
viz
videlicet.
viz.
videlicet.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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