Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Klökkr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 klökkr klǫkkr

adj., with a characteristic v, acc. klökkvan, etc., prop. bending, pliable, as of a reed; klökkr kjölr, Bs. i. 483 (in a verse); varð Mariusúðin klökk mjök ok skaut lykkjunum. Fms. viii. 199; klökk stál, of a ship, Edda (Ht.); á klökkva saumför, Orkn. 104 (in a verse).

2 klökkr klǫkkr

II. metaph. soft, crying faintly, moved to tears; hann varð við þetta klökkr mjök … ok segir honum til vandræða sinna, Rd. 50; Jón ætlaði en sem fyr biskup með kúgan klökkan at göra, Bs. i. 289: broken-hearted, Eb. 78 (in a verse); þá urðo þeir klökkvir (they lost heart) ok flýðu frá Þóri, Hkr. Cd. Fr. 264; at hann skyldi gráta sem barn, ok lítill þróttr mundi í honum vera, at hana varð svá klökkr við þetta, Ó. H. 300; konungs-dóttir varð klökk við orð hans ok bliknaði, Karl. 100.

Orthography

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Similar Words

Runic Inscription

klökkr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
bisk: bishop.
Cd.: Codex.
ch: chapter.
etc.: et cetera.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
n.: neuter.
num.: numeral.
p.: page.
prop: properly.
prop.: properly.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rd.: Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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