Kläppa

Old Swedish Dictionary - kläppa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "kläppa" (or klæppa) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

kläppa (klæppa)
klämta. . .. at her epther här j landet scal. .. kleppas warfrv loff Gummerus Sytat 45 (1440). Reuterdahl STat syn 213 (sl. av 1400-t. nyare avskr.). jtem ör honom (ɔ: klockaren) kläppa til warfrw loff ÅK 59. ib. ib 62. per fywmbo zacher til vj march fore kloickan klepte fore hans forswmelse schl STb 3: 265 (1495). Jfr klippa.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so kläppa may have also been written as klæppa

Part of speech: vb

Grammatical aspect: v.

Alternative forms or notes:
  • lklepte) ,

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛚᛅᛕᛕᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

Works and authors cited:

ST
Själens Tröst. Utg. af G. E. Klemming. 1871--73.
Reuterdahl Stat syn
Statuta synodalia veteris ecclesiæ Sveogoticæ Ed. H. Reuterdahl. 1841.
ÅK
Åbo Klockarelag. I Småst på Fsv.
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