Klofa-stef
Old Norse Dictionary - klofa-stef
Meaning of Old Norse word "klofa-stef"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klofa-stef
- n. a metric. term, a ‘cleft-burden,’ a kind of refrain, consisting of several lines inserted separately in different lines of a stanza, Sturl. ii. 59.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚠᛅ-ᛋᛏᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- metric.
- metrically.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)