KLEIF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLEIF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KLEIF

f., plur. kleifar, [from klífa, to climb], a ridge of cliffs or shelves in a mountain side; hljópu sjau menn ór skóginum ok upp í kleifina, Eg. 581; skógar-kjörr ok kleifar nökkurar, Fms. vii. 56; þeir kösuðu hann þar við kleifina, Eb. 166 (klifit, v. l.); þar sem helzt vóru kleifar ok skógar þröngvastir, Fms. ix. 359; suðr undir kleifarnar, Gísl. 67, 70: poët. the head is called hjarna kleif, ‘harn-cliff,’ Km.: Kleifar, f. pl. a local name in western Iceland, Sturl., Landn., Ann. 1238.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛁᛁᚠ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.
plur.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Ann.: Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Km.: Kráku-mál. (A. III.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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