Krafla
Old Norse Dictionary - krafla
Meaning of Old Norse word "krafla"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word krafla can mean:krafla
- krafla
- 1. að, to paw or scrabble with the hands; ok kraflaði fyrir (frá?) nösunum, he (an exposed infant) had pawed (the snow) from his face, Fs. 60; still used, krafla fram úr e-u, to crawl out of a strait.
- krafla
- 2. u, f. a nickname of an infant, see the preceding word: the name of a volcano in Iceland.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᚠᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)