Keppi-kefli

Old Norse Dictionary - keppi-kefli

Meaning of Old Norse word "keppi-kefli"

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

keppi-kefli
n. a thing worth fighting for: in the phrase, það er ekkert k., it is not worth having, metaphor prob. from the lagakefli, q. v.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
prob.
probably.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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