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.)
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