Klyf
Old Norse Dictionary - klyf
Meaning of Old Norse word "klyf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word klyf can mean:klyf
- klyf
- f., gen. sing. and nom. pl. klyfjar; [Dan. klöv]:—a pack or trunk on a pack-horse; leggja upp klyf, to pack a horse, n. G. l. i. 349; ef maðr ekr eða berr klyfjar, … þótt eigi sé klyfjar á hrossi manns, Grág. i. 441; taka af klyfjar af hesti, Grett. 119 A; þat var nóg klyf, it was a full weight for a horse, Fas. iii. 401; hrindr ofan reiðinginum með klyfjunum, Sturl. iii. 114; hrossum með klyfjum, Ó. H. 187.
- klyf
- COMPDS: klyfjaband, klyfjaburðr, klyfjahestr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- nom.
- nominative.
- pl.
- plural.
- sing.
- singular.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)