KLEFI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLEFI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KLEFI

a, m. (klifi, Greg. 49, Mart. 120), [A. S. cleofa], a closet; heimulegr k., Stj. 205; hón var lukt í litlum klefa, Clem. 51; hann fór eptir brauðdiski í klefa, 656 B. 4; útar af elda-skálanum vóru klefar tveir, sinn á hönd hvára, ok hlaðit skreið í annan en mjölvi í annan, Eb. 268, 272; litla-stofa ok klefi are distinguished, Sturl. iii. 187; var sét opt ljós til klifa þess er inn ungi maðr var í, Mart. 120; þá skalf klifi sá allr, Greg. 49; svefn-k., a sleeping closet, bedroom, Stj. 204.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛁᚠᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Clem.: Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
Mart.: Martinus Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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