KLAKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLAKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KLAKKR

m. a peg, prop. the peg of a pack-saddle on which the packs are hung; setja, lypta á klakk, to lift to the k.; hrökkva upp af klökkunum, to be flung down from the k., freq.:—metaph. heavy, peaked clouds (ský-klakkar, klakka-ský), íllviðris-k., q. v.: in local names of peaks (two and two), Dimunar-klakkar in Breiðifjördr.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛅᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
loc: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

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