Klaustr

Old Norse Dictionary - klaustr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klaustr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word klaustr can mean:klaustr

klaustr
n. [like A. S. clûstor, Engl. cloister, Germ. kloster, from Lat. claustrum]:—a cloister, FmS. i. 147, x. 1, xi. 343, BS. passim.
klaustr
COMPDS: klaustrbúnaðr, klaustrfrú, klaustrganga, klaustrhaldari, klaustrhlaupari, klaustrhús, klaustrjörð.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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