Klenging

Old Norse Dictionary - klenging

Meaning of Old Norse word "klenging" in English.

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

klenging
f. the picking up a quarrel; þó hann tæki af mönnum slíkar klengingar, Sturl. i. 76.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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