Klýpa
Old Norse Dictionary - klýpa
Meaning of Old Norse word "klýpa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- klýpa
- klýpði, later klýpti, but pres. klýpr, mod. klýpir; in mod. usage this word has (except in pres.) been turned into a strong verb, klípa, kleip, klipu, klipinn; [Engl. to clip = to clasp]:—to clip, pinch; þá tók Laurentius í síðu Stephani ok klýpti fast, Sks. 652; ef maðr bítr mann eða hrífr eða klýpr, Grág. ii. 133; síðan klýpðo þeir tungu-stúfinn með töng, Ó. H. 250: to squeeze in, klýptir ok klembraðir, Stj. 285; hefir eyðimörkin svá klypt þá, id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- pres.
- present.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)