Kliðr

Old Norse Dictionary - kliðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kliðr" in English.

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

kliðr: m. a din, the murmur in a great assembly when no articulate sound is to be heard; þyss eða k., Gísl. 56; k. ok háreysti, Fms. vi. 374, Bs. ii. 129; skilr þú hér nokkuð mál manna? eigi heldr en fuglaklið, Fas. ii. 175; í einum klið = í einum duni,—allt var senn í einum klið | upp vatt trúss meðal herða, Skíð. R. 28.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

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