Kæfa

Old Norse Dictionary - kæfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "kæfa"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word kæfa can mean:kæfa

kæfa
1. (i. e. kœfa) or kvæfa, ð, [kóf, kefja]:—to quench, choke, drown; þeir vildu kæfa hann í lauginni, Fas. i. 377; hann kæfir hann ok drepr, Stj. 96; kæfa ljós, to quench a light, Gísl. 29; ok marga menn inni kæft í stofu-reyk, Sturl. iii. 261: kyrkt eða kvæft, N. G. l. i. 340: reflex. to be suffocated, kæfðisk þá hestrinn undir Þórði, Sturl. iii. 23: metaph., sýnin kæfisk, Mar.
kæfa
2. u, f. a kind of seasoned, preserved meat; in western Icel. called villi-bráð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚠᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
reflex.
retlexive.
f.
feminine.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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