Klá

Old Norse Dictionary - klá

Meaning of Old Norse word "klá" in English.

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

klá Old Norse word can mean:

klá: pres. klái, pret. kló, klótt, kló, pret. kleginn, [Scot. claw]:—to scratch or rub an itching spot; var fengin kona at klá honum fót sinn, Sturl. i. 189; hann kallaði á mik ok bað mik klá fótinn, Fms. ii. 187; síðan gekk konungr til svefns, ok kló ek fótinn, x. 331; ok vænti ek at nokkurir klái sárt síður, áðr vit Aron látimk báðir, Bs. i. 538; var þar fengin til kona um aptaninn er hann var kominn í rekkju, at klá fót hans, en er honum þótti of kyrt klegit, 462; ok þá er fótr minn hafði kleginn verit, Fb. i. 400,—the ancients seem to have had their feet rubbed in bed in order to bring on sleep.

klá: II. reflex., þar mundi eigi þykkja við kollóttan at klásk, Sturl. iii. 238, v. l.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

Scot.: Scottish.

reflex.: retlexive.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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