Kleima

Old Norse Dictionary - kleima

Meaning of Old Norse word "kleima" in English.

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

kleima Old Norse word can mean:

kleima
1. d, [kleima, Ivar Aasen; akin to klám], to daub, smear, dabble; þó at ek gæta kleimt einhvern þeirra, Fas. iii. 544, (conversational.)
kleima
2. u, f. a blot, dab: name of an ogress, Fas.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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