Klektan

Old Norse Dictionary - klektan

Meaning of Old Norse word "klektan" in English.

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

klektan: f. = klekking; [klektan and klekking are prob. akin to Goth. -klahs in niu-klahs; cp. also klekkjen = brittle, Ivar Aasen]:—chicken-heartedness; so in the phrase, hann er engi klektunar maðr, i. e. he is no chicken, he is a daring, dangerous man, Sturl. iii. 282; ok sé þú svá fyrir at hann er engi klektunar maðr, Eb. 90 new Ed., Nj. 105; for the various readings (klectun, kleckun, klecting, klektun) see Nj. Johnson. 214.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Goth.: Gothic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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