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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