Klömbr

Old Norse Dictionary - klömbr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klömbr" (or klǫmbr) in English.

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

klömbr Old Norse word can mean:

klömbr (klǫmbr): f. [akin to a well-known root word common to all Teut. languages, cp. Germ. klam, klemmen]:—a smith’s vice, of which a drawing is given in the old edition of Glúm. (1786).

klömbr (klǫmbr): 2. metaph. of troops drawn up in a similar shape; í klömbrina miðja millum þessara fylkinga, Stj. 512; skulu vér nú renna at ok hafa spjótin fyrir oss, ok mun klambrar-veggrinn ganga ef fast er fylgt, Glúm. 386; losnaði þá fljótt fylking Skagfirðinga sem klambrar-veggr væri rekinn, Sturl. iii. 84:—a local name in Icel., see the poem in Fjölnir (1836), p. 31.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

Teut.: Teutonic.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

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