Klafa-kerling

Old Norse Dictionary - klafa-kerling

Meaning of Old Norse word "klafa-kerling"

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

klafa-kerling
f. a kind of two-pronged stick, Bárð. 17 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
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