Kjá

Old Norse Dictionary - kjá

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjá" in English.

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

kjá
ð, to grin, make grimaces, look stupid; sér þú at hverr kjár nefinu at öðrum, Grett. 147 A; eins og ganti orðið hvert við hváði | æði-lengi framan í mig kjáði, Snót 215.

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

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Snót
Snót, poems.
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