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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