Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLEGGI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 KLEGGI

a, m. [klegg, Ivar Aasen; cp. North. E. and Scot. cleg = a horse-fly]:—a cleg or horse-fly, Stj. 481. 1 Sam. xxiv. 14; mý eða kleggja, Eluc. 22; flugur þær er kallask af alþýðu kleggjar, Best. 2.

2 KLEGGI

II. a cock of hay (hey-kleggi), Háv. 53, Fb. i. 523.

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Runic Inscription

KLEGGI

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
m.: masculine.
North. E.: Northern English.
p.: page.
Scot.: Scottish.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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