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.)