klénn

Icelandic

Etymology

From 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

   Synonyms: vesallegur, lasinn, slappur

   Ég er eitthvað klén í dag.

   I'm a bit under the weather today.

3. short

   Synonyms: stuttur, smávaxinn

4. poor, lame

   Synonyms: lélegur, slappur, slaktur, ómerkilegur, lítilfjörlegur

   Þetta var nokkuð klént af þér...

   That was pretty poor of you...

5. (dated) pretty, snug, good

   Synonyms: snotur, góður

Declension

positive forms of klénn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klénn	klén	klént
	accusative	klénan	kléna
	dative	klénum	klénni	klénu
	genitive	kléns	klénnar	kléns
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klénir	klénar	klén
	accusative	kléna
	dative	klénum
	genitive	klénna
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	kléni	kléna	kléna
	acc/dat/gen	kléna	klénu
	plural (all-case)	klénu

comparative forms of klénn

weak declension (definite)		masculine	feminine	neuter
	singular (all-case)	klénni	klénni	klénna
	plural (all-case)	klénni

superlative forms of klénn

strong declension (indefinite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klénastur	klénust	klénast
	accusative	klénastan	klénasta
	dative	klénustum	klénastri	klénustu
	genitive	klénasts	klénastrar	klénasts
	plural	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klénastir	klénastar	klénust
	accusative	klénasta
	dative	klénustum
	genitive	klénastra
weak declension (definite)	singular	masculine	feminine	neuter
	nominative	klénasti	klénasta	klénasta
	acc/dat/gen	klénasta	klénustu
	plural (all-case)	klénustu

Derived terms

• klénveginn
• klénþurr

See also

• beysinn
• burðugur
• frammistaða