Kleima
Old Norse Dictionary - kleima
Meaning of Old Norse word "kleima"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kleima can mean:kleima
- kleima
- 1. d, [kleima, Ivar Aasen; akin to klám], to daub, smear, dabble; þó at ek gæta kleimt einhvern þeirra, Fas. iii. 544, (conversational.)
- kleima
- 2. u, f. a blot, dab: name of an ogress, Fas.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᛁᛘᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Ivar Aasen
- Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.