Klíningr

Old Norse Dictionary - klíningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klíningr" in English.

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

klíningr Old Norse word can mean:

klíningr: m. [klining, Ivar Aasen], buttered bread; kasta klíningnum ok könnunni, cp. the Engl. proverb ‘to throw the helve after the hatchet,’ Fms. viii. 413, v. l.: as a nickname, Orkn.: the word is still used in the old sense in Norway.

klíningr: II. in Icel. it is only used of cakes of cow-dung.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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