Kleppr

Old Norse Dictionary - kleppr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kleppr" in English.

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

kleppr Old Norse word can mean:

kleppr
m. [cp. Dan. klippa = a rock; Germ. klumpen; A. S. clympre]:—a plummet, lump, BS. i. 806 (of a comet’s tail), Konr. 31; blý-kleppr, q. v.
kleppr
II. a local name in Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
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