Klakkr

Old Norse Dictionary - klakkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klakkr" in English.

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

klakkr
m. a peg, prop. the peg of a pack-saddle on which the packs are hung; setja, lypta á klakk, to lift to the k.; hrökkva upp af klökkunum, to be flung down from the k., freq.:—metaph. heavy, peaked clouds (ský-klakkar, klakka-ský), íllviðris-k., q. v.: in local names of peaks (two and two), Dimunar-klakkar in Breiðifjördr.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
prop.
proper, properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

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