Klækis-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - klækis-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "klækis-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klækis-maðr
- m. a dastard; kvað þá eigi meðal-klækismenn vera er þeir þyrði eigi at hefna sín, Ísl. ii. 71, Fms. xi. 270, Sturl. ii. 170.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᚴᛁᛋ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)