klénn
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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
Adjective
klénn (comparative klénni, superlative klénastur)
- poor, feeble
- indisposed, under the weather
- Ég er eitthvað klén í dag.
- I'm a bit under the weather today.
- short
- poor, lame
- Þetta var nokkuð klént af þér...
- That was pretty poor of you...
- (dated) pretty, snug, good
Synonyms
Derived terms
- klénveginn
- klénþurr
See also
- beysinn
- burðugur
- frammistaða
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