Klettr

Old Norse Dictionary - klettr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klettr" in English.

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

klettr Old Norse word can mean:

klettr: m. [Dan. klint], a rock, cliff, Fær. 29; þar stendr skógar-klettr við Hafslæk, Þorsteinn gékk upp á klettinn, Eg. 717, Bs. ii. 111, Sturl. iii. 104, Gísl. 147; hár k., Grett. 101; þeir sjá hvar klettar tveir koma upp ór hafinu, Fas. ii. 248: in plur. a range of crags: poët., herða k., ‘shoulder rock,’ i. e. the head, Ls.; hjarna k., ‘harn rock,’ i. e. the head; hjálma-k., helmet crag, cp. Helm-crag in Westmoreland, Lex. poët.

klettr: COMPDS: klettabelti, klettafrú, klettaskora, klettasnös.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

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

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