Klyfja

Old Norse Dictionary - klyfja

Meaning of Old Norse word "klyfja"

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

Old Norse word klyfja can mean:klyfja

klyfja
1. að, to load a pack-horse, Nj. 74, Eg. 593, Stj. 460, 483, Ó. H. 170, Ver. 124, Fbr. 17 new Ed., passim.
klyfja
2. klufði, [kljúfa], to split, cleave, Vm. 53; segja sumir menn at þeir klyfði hann til hjarta, Fbr. 57 new Ed.: part. klufðr, cleft; hjör-klufðr, a cleft with a sword, Lex. Poët.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Ver.
Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Vm.
Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)
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