Klökkr

Old Norse Dictionary - klökkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klökkr" (or klǫkkr) in English.

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

klökkr Old Norse word can mean:

klökkr (klǫkkr)
adj., with a characteristic v, acc. klökkvan, etc., prop. bending, pliable, as of a reed; klökkr kjölr, Bs. i. 483 (in a verse); varð Mariusúðin klökk mjök ok skaut lykkjunum. Fms. viii. 199; klökk stál, of a ship, Edda (Ht.); á klökkva saumför, Orkn. 104 (in a verse).
klökkr (klǫkkr)
II. metaph. soft, crying faintly, moved to tears; hann varð við þetta klökkr mjök … ok segir honum til vandræða sinna, Rd. 50; Jón ætlaði en sem fyr biskup með kúgan klökkan at göra, Bs. i. 289: broken-hearted, Eb. 78 (in a verse); þá urðo þeir klökkvir (they lost heart) ok flýðu frá Þóri, Hkr. Cd. Fr. 264; at hann skyldi gráta sem barn, ok lítill þróttr mundi í honum vera, at hana varð svá klökkr við þetta, Ó. H. 300; konungs-dóttir varð klökk við orð hans ok bliknaði, Karl. 100.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klökkr may be more accurately written as klǫkkr.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
adj.
adjective.
etc.
et cetera.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
Cd.
Codex.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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