Klekja
Old Norse Dictionary - klekja
Meaning of Old Norse word "klekja"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klekja
- pres. klek, pret. klakði, part. klakinn, klaktr, [Ulf. niu-klahs = νήπιος; Dan. klække; Swed. kläcka]:—to hatch; klekja út, to hatch out; klekr þau út, Stj. 78; ungar út klaktir, id.; sem hann liggr á eggjunum ok hann skal út klekja, id.; hæna klakði dreka, Al. 160.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚴᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)