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*klednabun [klɛd··nabūn· (klæd··na-)], sb., a garment. Conn. O.N. klæðnabúnaðr = klæðabúnaðr, m., clothes, apparel.

kleg, klegg [klɛg, klæg], sb., loamy, adhesive mass; mire. To this the adjectives: kleg(g)et and kleg(g)i. Cf. Da. klæg, sb., loam, adj., loamy, and No. klæk, adj., loamy, adhesive. — Now commonly: clag, sb., and claggy, adj., from L.Sc.

kleg, klegg [klɛg, klæg], vb., to adhere, of a sticky mass. Now comm.: clag, from L.Sc.

klek or klekk [klɛk, klæk], vb., to flock, crowd together, to k. togedder; de folk is a’ [‘all’] klek(k)in to de kirk de day [‘to-day’]. Sa. klek(k) poss. for *krek(k) from an older *krik(k), vb., to swarm. Cf. No. krykkja (krykja), Fær. kryka [kri̇̄ka], vb., to swarm. Alternation of r and l is common in Shetl. Norn.

kleks [klæks], sb., sticky or adhesive mass, esp. very fine meal which settles on the edges of the millstones. Du. No. kleksa, f., = klessa, f., soft lump, soft mass. Cf. klemmin, klesgord, klisgord and don¹, sbs.

kleksi, sb., see kliksi, sb.

klem [klem (klɛm)], klemm [(klɛm) klæm], vb., to adhere, applied to a damp, soft and sticky mass. U.: [klem]; Fe. (and Y.) [(klɛm) klæm]. de snaw [‘snow’] klems (is klemd) to de feet, upo de face; de claes [‘clothes’] is klem(m)d to de skin; “my tongue is klemin [klemɩn] to my mooth wi’ trist [‘thirst’]” (U.). — No. kleima, Sw. dial. klema, vb., to paste; No. “kleima” also to adhere, e.g. of meal, sticking to a quern.

klemel [kleməl, klēməl (-el)], klemmel [(klɛməl) klæməl] and klemer [klemər], sb., steatite, soap-stone, = kleberg. The forms klemel, klemmel, are more frequent; mostly with

short vowel-sound. U. and Conn.: kleməl and klēməl, -el. Y., Fe. and Du.: klæməl (klɛməl); k.-sten (Du.), klemer is noted down in Yell and in Conn. besides klem(m)el. Ork. clemel, clemmel. — klemel prob. from older klemer, originally *kleimr, n. Cf. a) No. kleimra, vb., to adhere (from “kleima”) and kleimer, n., mucus; b) No. klim, m., mire (klima = kleima, vb., to adhere). See klem(m), vb.

klemi [klemi (klɛmi)], klemmi [(klɛmi) klæmi] adj., adhesive; loamy; a k. substance. No. kleimen, kleimutt, adj., adhesive. See klem, vb.

klemmin [(klɛmɩn) klæmɩn], sb., fine, adhesive meal or meal-dust which, in grinding corn, settles on the edges of the millstones. Du. No. kleima, f., and kleim, m., paste; exceedingly fine meal, also meal which sticks to the quern. See klem(m), vb., and compare kleks, klesgord, klisgord, don¹, sbs.

klemmiwik [(klɛm··iwɩk·) klæm··iwɩk·], sb., a wick (rag), dipped repeatedly into melted tallow or fat, serving as a tallow-candle; also a small tallow-candle, made in the same way. Wests. From klem(m), vb. See kläiniwik, sb.

klepp [klɛp (klep, klæp; kləp)], sb., 1) a gaff: wooden stick with a large iron hook at the end of it, used byfishermen in spiking a large fish when drawn above the surface of the water. Now esp. used as a tabu-name at sea. The name commonly used is hoggistaf, huggistaf. 2) a crooked piece of iron, fixed to a wooden handle, used for tearing up tormentil by the root. Wests. (Sa.: klɛp, klep). Uⁿ. See barkklepp and berkiklepp. 3*) crag; hill; now only used as a place-name, e.g. de Klepp [klæp], projecting part of the promontory Fitful Head, Du. de Nort’ and Sooth