kljár

Old Norse

Etymology

From earlier klé, from Proto-Germanic *klewô (“clump, mass, ball”). Compare with lé for the common breaking pattern.

Noun

kljár m (genitive kljá, plural kljár)

1. Alternative form of klé

Declension

  Declension of kljár (strong a-stem)

masculine	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	kljár	kljárinn	kljár	kljárnir
accusative	kljá	kljáinn	kljá	kljána
dative	kljá	kljánum	kljám	kljánum
genitive	kljás	kljásins	kljá	kljánna

Related terms

• kljá

Further reading

• Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “kljár”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242; also available at the [https://archive.org/stream/concisedictionar001857

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