Klumba

Old Norse Dictionary - klumba

Meaning of Old Norse word "klumba" in English.

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

klumba: u, f. and klubba, Fagrsk. 49, O. H. l. 70, Hkr. ii. 175, Rb. 1812. 18: a club, Fms. iv. 246, xi. 129, Sd. 147, Bév., El. (Fr.); klumbu-fótr, a club foot; klumbu-nef, a snub nose.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

El.: Elis Saga. (G. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sd.: Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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