Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Klektan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 klektan

f. = klekking; [klektan and klekking are prob. akin to Goth. -klahs in niu-klahs; cp. also klekkjen = brittle, Ivar Aasen]:—chicken-heartedness; so in the phrase, hann er engi klektunar maðr, i. e. he is no chicken, he is a daring, dangerous man, Sturl. iii. 282; ok sé þú svá fyrir at hann er engi klektunar maðr, Eb. 90 new Ed., Nj. 105; for the various readings (klectun, kleckun, klecting, klektun) see Nj. Johnson. 214.

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Runic Inscription

klektan

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "klektan" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
f.: feminine.
Goth.: Gothic.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
prob: probable, probably.
prob.: probable, probably.

Works & Authors

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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