Klengjask

Old Norse Dictionary - klengjask

Meaning of Old Norse word "klengjask"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

klengjask
dep. [perh. akin to A. S. clingan, Engl. cling = to cleave to]:—to pick up a quarrel; ok varð Áskatli ílla við, ok þótti hann mjök klengst (MS. kleins) hafa til þessa máls, Rd. 272; ok á þat með engu móti í erfð at ganga. þóat sumir hafi ranglega við klengzt, N. G. l. ii. 402.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚾᚴᛁᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
dep.
deponent.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
perh.
perhaps.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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