Klyf-beri

Old Norse Dictionary - klyf-beri

Meaning of Old Norse word "klyf-beri"

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

klyf-beri
a, m., proncd. klybberi, and spelt thus, Grág. (Kb.) ii. 109, l. 21:—a pack-saddle, K. Þ. K. 86, Sturl. iii. 114. klyfbera-band, n. and klyfbera-gjörð, f. a pack-saddle girth, Lv. 91.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
proncd.
pronounced.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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