Klauf

Old Norwegian Dictionary - klauf

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "klauf" in Norwegian.

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

klauf: klauf, f. 1) Kløft, særligen paa Fod (af kljúfa); f. Ex. Menneskers: fékk hannfjögur sár, - eitt í ilna ok skar út íklaufina við þumaltána Sturl. II, 5812;Klovdyrs: hundarnir - röktu þangatsporin, sem klaufirnar höfðu vitat afhreinsfitjunum OH. 15234 (Flat. II,27235); brakar í klaufum á kjappamínum Fld. III, 3865. 2) Dyr somhar kløvet Fodblad (klauf 1); fóru eptirbúinu (nl. Birkibeina) ok ráku tilstrandar ok hjuggu á skip sín hverjaklauf Fm. VIII, 3809; útan (dvs. und-tagen) nautahöfn, ok þó svá, at klaufskal ganga móti klauf ok horn mótihorni DN. II, 40320. 3) saadan Udtryks-maade, at to sannkenningar bruges omsamme Gjenstand uden indbyrdes at væreforbundne ved Bindepartiklen ok SE.I, 15416 jvf 1561.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛚᛆᚢᚠ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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