Kleima

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kleima

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kleima

1. d, [kleima, Ivar Aasen; akin to klám], to daub, smear, dabble; þó at ek gæta kleimt einhvern þeirra, Fas. iii. 544, (conversational.)

2 kleima

2. u, f. a blot, dab: name of an ogress, Fas.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛁᛁᛘᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
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