Kland

Old Norse Dictionary - kland

Meaning of Old Norse word "kland" in English.

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

kland: n., mod. klandr, dat. klandri, Fb. ii. 388: [perh., through Lat. scandalum, from Gr. σκάνδαλον]:—calumny, molestation; yðr hefir leyst af öllu íllu klandi, Stj. 445; komask ór klandi sinna mótstöðu-manna, 415; búand-karl varð fyrir klöndum ríkra manna, Hom. 117, (klandum, O. H. L. 80); hann kom þeim ór klandi víkinga, Greg. 52; tóku hann burt ór öllu klandi Odds ok hans manna, Bs. i. 707: hindrance, af klönd koma á mál þeirra fyrir brullaup, n. G. L. i. 148. klanda-lauss, adj. free from molestation, Str. 74, Fms. ix. 409.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

dat.: dative.

Gr.: Greek.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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