Klekja

Old Norse Dictionary - klekja

Meaning of Old Norse word "klekja" in English.

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

klekja: pres. klek, pret. klakði, part. klakinn, klaktr, [Ulf. niu-klahs = νήπιος; Dan. klække; Swed. kläcka]:—to hatch; klekja út, to hatch out; klekr þau út, Stj. 78; ungar út klaktir, id.; sem hann liggr á eggjunum ok hann skal út klekja, id.; hæna klakði dreka, Al. 160.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

pres.: present.

pret.: preterite.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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