Klofna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Klofna

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 klofna

að, to be cloven, Vsp. 52; í þessum gný klofnar himininn, Edda 41; klofnaði hann í tvá hluti, Nj. 108; skildirnir klofnuðu, Eg. 507, v. l.; jörðin skalf og björgin klofnuðu, Matth. xxvii. 51.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᚢᚠᚾᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
p.
page.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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