Klæki

Old Norse Dictionary - klæki

Meaning of Old Norse word "klæki" in English.

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

klæki Old Norse word can mean:

klæki: n. (in mod. usage klækr, m.), [perh. akin to klekja and Goth. klahei = pusillanimity]:—disgrace, cowardice; kvað mönnum klæki í vera, ef einn Víkverskr maðr skal yfir oss ganga hér í frændhaga várum, Hkr. iii. 395; oss er þat klæki, segir hann, ef …, Fms. v.i. 269; at honum væri hvárki at síðan skömm né klæki, Sturl. iii. 150; allir verðum vér þá at klækjum, Fms. v. 204; haf nú þetta, ok með bæði skömm ok klæki, Gísl. 63; en nú hafit ér ánauð ok þrælkon ok þar með stórklæki ok níðingsskap, Ó. H. 227; bera æfinlegt klækisnafn at þora eigi at hefna þín, Fms. ii. 69; klækis högg, a dastardly blow, Bjarn. 66, (a pun.)

klæki: COMPDS: klækisefni, klækjafullr, klækislaust, klækismaðr, klækisnafn, klækisorð, klækisskapr, klækisverk.

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

Abbreviations used:

Goth.: Gothic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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

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