KLIF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLIF

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KLIF

n. [A. S. clif; Engl. cliff], a cliff; klif and kleif are used indiscriminately in Eb. and Eg. l. c.; þeir fengu tekit hann út við klif er upp ríðr ór fjörunni, Eb. 166; ok kösuðu hann þar við klifit, id. v. l.; klif bratt ok einstigi yfir at fara, Eg. 576; þá var þar undir niðri skógr en skóglaust uppi á klifinu, 580; ok er Egill kom upp ór klifinu, id.; í klifi nokkuru, Bs. i. 200; var í brattasta einstigi upp at ganga ok í harða há klif (plur.), Stj. 452. 1 Sam. xiv. 4 (eminentes petrae of the Vulgate); síðan gékk hann til klifs þess er þjóðgata lá yfir, þeir stefndu hit gegnsta til klifsins, Korm. 146: poët., hauka klif, hawk’s cliff = the hand, Hallfred; há klif, a high cliff, Sighvat: local names, Klifs-jörfi, Klifs-sandr, Klifs-dalr, Bjarn.; Klifs-lönd, Cliffland or Cleveland, in England, Fms. vi.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
S.
South, Southern.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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