Kland
Old Norse Dictionary - kland
Meaning of Old Norse word "kland"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kland
- n., mod. klandr, dat. klandri, Fb. ii. 388: [perh., through Lat. scandalum, from Gr. σκάνδαλον]:—calumny, molestation; yðr hefir leyst af öllu íllu klandi, Stj. 445; komask ór klandi sinna mótstöðu-manna, 415; búand-karl varð fyrir klöndum ríkra manna, Hom. 117, (klandum, O. H. L. 80); hann kom þeim ór klandi víkinga, Greg. 52; tóku hann burt ór öllu klandi Odds ok hans manna, Bs. i. 707: hindrance, af klönd koma á mál þeirra fyrir brullaup, n. G. L. i. 148. klanda-lauss, adj. free from molestation, Str. 74, Fms. ix. 409.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᚾᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- dat.
- dative.
- Gr.
- Greek.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- perh.
- perhaps.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Str.
- Strengleikar. (G. II.)