Klessa

Old Norse Dictionary - klessa

Meaning of Old Norse word "klessa" in English.

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

klessa Old Norse word can mean:

klessa
1. t, to clot, daub: reflex. klessast, to talk thick, Anecd. 10: part. klesstr = kleiss (q. v.), Fms. x. 39, v. l.
klessa
2. u, f. [kleksa, Ivar Aasen], a clot, Skáld H. R.; blek-k, an ink-clot, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.
q. v.
quod vide.
reflex.
retlexive.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.
Anecdoton. (H. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
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