Klofna
Old Norse Dictionary - klofna
Meaning of Old Norse word "klofna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klofna
- að, to be cloven, Vsp. 52; í þessum gný klofnar himininn, Edda 41; klofnaði hann í tvá hluti, Nj. 108; skildirnir klofnuðu, Eg. 507, v. l.; jörðin skalf og björgin klofnuðu, Matth. xxvii. 51.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚠᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Vsp.
- Völuspá. (A. I.)