Klöppur-nes
Old Norse Dictionary - klöppur-nes
Meaning of Old Norse word "klöppur-nes" (or klǫppur-nes)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klöppur-nes (klǫppur-nes)
- n. jutting rocks, Ó. H. 182 (Fb. ii. 309); lítið klöppurnes gékk fram fyrir utan hjá skipum þeirra, ok sá þeir því nær ekki út á fjörðinn, Fms. viii. 217; gékk klepparnes fyrir útan þá, Ó. H. 182.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, klöppur-nes may be more accurately written as klǫppur-nes.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᛒᛒᚢᚱ-ᚾᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)