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Zoëga's A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic


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klóklindi, n. pl. cunning, cleverness.
klók-leiki, m.=klókindi;
-liga, adv. cunningly;
-ligr, a. cunning, crafty.
klókr, a. arch, cunning, clever.
klók-samligr, a.= -ligr;
-skapr, m. klókindi.
klór, n. scratching;
klóra (að), v. to scratch (like a cat).
klót, n. knob of a sword hilt.
klubba, f. = klumba.
klukka (gen. pl. klukkna), f. bell; kvað við klukkan, the bell rang.
klukkari, m. bell-ringer.
klukkna-hljóð, n. peal of bells;
-hús, n. bell-chamber, belfry.
klukku-hljóð, n. = klukknahljóð;
-strengr, m. bell-string.
klumba, f. club, = klubba, kylfa.
klungr (-rs, -rar), m. bramble.
klungróttr, a. grown with bramble.
klútr (-s, -ar), m. kerchief.
klyf (pl. -jar), f. pack, truss (on a pack-horse);
-beri, m. pack-saddle.
klyfbera-band, n. pack-saddle girth.
klyfja (að), v. to load with packs (k. hest, asna af e-u).
klyfja (klyf, klufða, klufiðr), v. to split, cleave.
klyfja-band, n. pack-girth;
-burðr, m. carrying packs on horseback;
-hestr, m., -hross, n. pack-horse.
klýpa (-ta, -tr), v. to pinch, nip.
klýping, f. pinching, nipping.
klæða (-dda, -ddr), v. to clothe; k. sik, to dress oneself; refl., klæðast, to dress oneself, put on one's clothes, in the morning (síðan stóðu þeir upp ok klæddust).
klæða-, gen. pl. from 'klæði';
-búnaðr, -búningr, m. apparel;
-kaup, n. exchange of clothes;
-skipti, n. pl. change of clothes;
-skurðr, m., -snið, n. cut, fashion of clothes;
-ylr, m. warmth derived from clothes;
-örk, f. clothes-chest.
klæð-fár, a. thinly clad;
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hœfr, a. fit for wear.
klæði, n. (1) cloth, stuff (ensk k. með mörgum litum); (2) garment (maðr í rauðu k.); (3) esp. in pl., clothes, apparel, dress (hvar fyrir berr þú rauð klæði?); fara í k., to put on clothes; fara af or ór klæðum, to take off one's clothes; bera k. (kasta klæðum) á vápn, to throw clothes over the weapons (to stop a fight).
klæð-lauss, a. void of clothes, naked;
-leysi, n. nakedness;
-margr, a. well provided with clothes.
klæðnaðr (gen. -ar), m. clothing, apparel (k. þóru ok gripir).
klæð-sekkr, m. clothes-bag.
klæja (að), v. to itch; nú klæja oss lófarnir, now our palms itch; impers., mér klæjar, I itch.
klæki, n. disgrace, cowardice.
klæki-ligr, a. dastardly, cowardly.
klækis-efni, n. mean proceeding;
-högg, n. dastardly blow.
klæki-skapr, m. baseness, meanness.
klækis-laust, adv. blamelessly;
-maðr, m. dastard;
-nafn, n. name for cowardice;
-orð, n.. = -nafn;
-verk, n. base work.
klækja (-ta, -tr), v. to put to shame.
klækja-fullr, a. disgraceful, mean.
klæma (-da, -dr), v. to put to shame.
klök, a. pl., see 'klak'. kløkkna (að), v. to become soft, soften (þat vöknar ok kløkknar). kløkkr (acc. -van), a. pliable, soft, yielding; easily affected.
kløkkva (kløkk; klökk, klukku; —), v. to be moved to tears; to sob.
kløkkva (-ta, tr), v. to soften.
kløkkving, f. emotion.
klömbr (gen. klambrar), f. smith's vice, fig. a tight place.
klöpp (gen. klappar, pl. klappir), f. stepping-stone.
knakkr (-s, -ar), m. a kind of stool.
knapi, in. valet, varlet.
knappaðr, pp. furnished with studs or buttons (k. kyrtill).
knapp-járn, n. iron staff with a knob at one end.
knappr (-s, -ar), m. (1) knob (staf íhendi ok knapp á); ríða knapp á, to furnish a thing with a knob; (2) stud, button (með knappi ok nezlu).
knarrar-bátr, m. ship's boat  (see 'knörr');
-skip, n. =knörr;
-smiðr, m. shipwright.
knatt-drepa, f., -gildrs, f. — .-tré;
-högg, n. a blow with a ball;
-leikr, m. playing at ball;
-tré, n. bat.



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