Klettr

Old Norse Dictionary - klettr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klettr"

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

Old Norse word klettr can mean:klettr

klettr
m. [Dan. klint], a rock, cliff, Fær. 29; þar stendr skógar-klettr við Hafslæk, Þorsteinn gékk upp á klettinn, Eg. 717, Bs. ii. 111, Sturl. iii. 104, Gísl. 147; hár k., Grett. 101; þeir sjá hvar klettar tveir koma upp ór hafinu, Fas. ii. 248: in plur. a range of crags: poët., herða k., ‘shoulder rock,’ i. e. the head, Ls.; hjarna k., ‘harn rock,’ i. e. the head; hjálma-k., helmet crag, cp. Helm-crag in Westmoreland, Lex. poët.
klettr
COMPDS: klettabelti, klettafrú, klettaskora, klettasnös.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
plur.
plural.
poët.
poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fær.
Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Ls.
Loka-senna. (A. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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