Klénn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Klénn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 klénn

adj. [for. word; from A. S. clæn; Engl. clean; Germ. klein]:—snug; klénn koss, Fas. iii. (in a verse of the 15th century); k. sæng, Úlf. 4. 44: little, puny, klén tign, Pass. The word first occurs in the 15th century, but it never took root.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛁᚾᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
for.: foreign.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Úlf.: Úlfars-rímur.

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