Kliðr
Old Norse Dictionary - kliðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kliðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kliðr
- m. a din, the murmur in a great assembly when no articulate sound is to be heard; þyss eða k., Gísl. 56; k. ok háreysti, Fms. vi. 374, Bs. ii. 129; skilr þú hér nokkuð mál manna? eigi heldr en fuglaklið, Fas. ii. 175; í einum klið = í einum duni,—allt var senn í einum klið | upp vatt trúss meðal herða, Skíð. R. 28.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- R.
- Rimur.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)