Kljá

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kljá

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kljá" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

kljá Old Icelandic word can mean:

kljá
I) (kljái, kljáða, kljáðr), v. to fix the weights (cf. klé) to a loom; vera á enda kljáðr, to have done; er ek á enda kljáðr at þola þat lengr, I can bear itno longer.
kljá
II) from klé, weaver’s weight.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛁᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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