KLEKJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KLEKJA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛚᛁᚴᛁᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
n.: neuter.
part: participle.
part.: participle.
pres.: present.
pret.: preterite.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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