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.)
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