Klafi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - klafi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "klafi" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

klafi: klafi, m. i Alm. alt hvad der er tvekløftet (hvoraf klafastafr, klafakerling; jvf kvísl,tjúga, se Les cent nouv. nouvelles ed. P.J. Jacob bibliophile Paris 1858 S. 138n. 5), men i Besynderlighed 1) Klave somlægges om Koens Hals for derved atbinde den i Baas; þat, er klafi kyrkirGul. 316; Borg. 1, 514. 2) klafar (Plur.)= klyfjar. Ljósv. 1872. 98 (= S. 2698).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛚᛆᚠᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

Alm.: Almindelighev.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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