KLETTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLETTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KLETTR

m. [Dan. klint], a rock, cliff, Fær. 29; þar stendr skógar-klettr við Hafslæk, Þorsteinn gékk upp á klettinn, Eg. 717, Bs. ii. 111, Sturl. iii. 104, Gísl. 147; hár k., Grett. 101; þeir sjá hvar klettar tveir koma upp ór hafinu, Fas. ii. 248: in plur. a range of crags: poët., herða k., ‘shoulder rock,’ i. e. the head, Ls.; hjarna k., ‘harn rock,’ i. e. the head; hjálma-k., helmet crag, cp. Helm-crag in Westmoreland, Lex. Poët.

2 KLETTR

COMPDS: klettabelti, klettafrú, klettaskora, klettasnös.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛁᛏᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
i. e.: id est.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
plur.: plural.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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