klénn

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Icelandic

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)

  1. poor, feeble
  2. indisposed, under the weather
    Ég er eitthvað klén í dag.
    I'm a bit under the weather today.
  3. short
  4. poor, lame
    Þetta var nokkuð klént af þér...
    That was pretty poor of you...
  5. (dated) pretty, snug, good

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