klénn

Icelandic

Etymology

From the Old Norse klénn (“snug; little, puny”), from Middle Low German klên, klêne, from Old Saxon klēni, from Proto-West Germanic *klaini, from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (“clear, pure”), from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (“gleaming”), from Proto-Indo-European *gel- (“to gleam”). Cognate with the English clean from the Middle English clene (“clean, clear, pure”) from the Old English clǣne (“pure, clear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰljɛtn/

Adjective

klénn (comparative klénni, superlative klénastur)

1. poor, feeble
2. indisposed, under the weather

   Ég er eitthvað klén í dag.

   I'm a bit under the weather today.

3. short
4. poor, lame

   Þetta var nokkuð klént af þér...

   That was pretty poor of you...

5. (dated) pretty, snug, good

Synonyms

• (under the weather): vesallegur, lasinn, slappur
• (short): stuttur, smávaxinn
• (lame): lélegur, slappur, slaktur, ómerkilegur, lítilfjörlegur
• (snug): snotur, góður

Derived terms

• klénveginn
• klénþurr

See also

• beysinn
• burðugur
• frammistaða