Klingja

Old Norse Dictionary - klingja

Meaning of Old Norse word "klingja" in English.

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

klingja: d, [Germ. klingen; Dan. klinge; cp. Engl. clink]:—to ring, tinkle; hugsar at hér muni k. til upphafs, Fms. xi. 434; hlýtr að klingja dalanna dyngja dúkinn á, Snót 99; klingir mér fyrir eyrum ómr, Bjarni 136.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

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