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.)