Klauf
Old Norse Dictionary - klauf
Meaning of Old Norse word "klauf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word klauf can mean:klauf
- klauf
- f., pl. klaufir, [A. S. cleâf; Engl. cleft, clove; Germ. klaue]:—a cloven foot, Stj. 316, 317; göltrinn svamm par til af gengu klaufirnar, Landn. 177; þeir rökðu þangat sem klaufirnar höfðu vitjað af hreinsfitjunum, Ó. H. 152: the cleft between the toes (= neip between the fingers), sár neðan í ilina ok skar út í klaufina við þumaltána, Sturl. iii. 68.
- klauf
- 2. a beast, a head of cattle; allar várar hjarðir, svá framt at eigi skal nokkur klauf eptir vera, Stj. 276; hjoggu á skip sín hverja klauf, FmS. viii. 380.
- klauf
- 3. gramm. an asyndeton, viz. two adjectives attached to one noun without a copula, Skálda 193.
- klauf
- COMPDS: klaufagangr, klauflax, klaufrak, klauftroð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- gramm.
- grammar.
- viz.
- namely.
Works & Authors cited:
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)