Kefja

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kefja

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kefja" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

kefja Old Icelandic word can mean:

kefja
(kef, kafða, kafðr), v. to dip, put under water; impers. to be swamped, sink, of a ship (skipit kafði undir þeim);
kefja
refl., ~st, to dip oneself, duck, dive.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚠᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.

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