Klám

Old Norse Dictionary - klám

Meaning of Old Norse word "klám" in English.

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

klám Old Norse word can mean:

klám
n. [akin to A. S. clæmian = to daub], filthy, obscene language; in mod. usage only in that sense, klám ok níð, Skáld H. 5. 24; vísur fullar af fúlu klámi, 26.
klám
COMPDS: klámfenginn, klámhögg, klámorð, klámvísa, klámyrði.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
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