Klöpp

Old Norse Dictionary - klöpp

Meaning of Old Norse word "klöpp" (or klǫpp)

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

klöpp (klǫpp)
f., pl. klappir, [klappa], a pier-like rock projecting into the sea, and looking as if shaped by art; lenda við klöppina, or klappirnar, freq. in western Icel.; as also of stepping stones over a stream, leiðin lá yfir mýrar ok fen, ok vóru þar höggnar yfir klappir, Fms. vii. 68; klappar-nef, n. a projecting rock.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klöpp may be more accurately written as klǫpp.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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