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428 *klednabun [klɛd··nabūn· (klæd··na-)], , a garment. klæðnabúnaðr = klæðabúnaðr, , clothes, apparel.

kleg, klegg [klɛg, klæg],, loamy, adhesive mass; mire. To this the adjectives: and. klæg,, loam, , loamy, and klæk,, loamy, adhesive. — Now commonly: clag,, and claggy,, from

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

klek or klekk [klɛk, klæk], , to flock, crowd together, to k. togedder; de folk is a’ [‘all’] to de kirk de day [‘to-day’]. for * from an older *,, to swarm. krykkja (krykja), kryka [kri̇̄ka],, to swarm. Alternation of r and l is common in Norn.

kleks [klæks],, sticky or adhesive mass, very fine meal which settles on the edges of the millstones.  kleksa,, = klessa,, soft lump, soft mass. ,, and $1$,

kleksi,, see ,

klem [klem (klɛm)], klemm [(klɛm) klæm],, to adhere, applied to a damp, soft and sticky mass. : [klem]; (and ) [(klɛm) klæm]. de snaw [‘snow’] (is ) to de feet, upo de face; de claes [‘clothes’] is to de skin; “my tongue is [klemɩn] to my mooth wi’ trist [‘thirst’]”. — kleima,  klema, , to paste; “kleima” also to adhere, of meal, sticking to a quern.

klemel [kleməl, klēməl (-el)], klemmel [(klɛməl) klæməl] and klemer [klemər],, steatite, soap-stone, = . The forms, , are more frequent; mostly with short vowel-sound. and : kleməl and klēməl, -el. , and is noted down in Yell and in besides. clemel, clemmel. — from older, originally *kleimr, a) kleimra,, to adhere (from “kleima”) and kleimer, , mucus; b)  klim, , mire (klima = kleima,, to adhere). See ,
 * klæməl (klɛməl); k.- ,

klemi [klemi (klɛmi)], klemmi [(klɛmi) klæmi], adhesive; loamy; a k. substance. kleimen, kleimutt, , adhesive. See ,

klemmin [(klɛmɩn) klæmɩn], , fine, adhesive meal or meal-dust which, in grinding corn, settles on the edges of the millstones. kleima,, and kleim, , paste; exceedingly fine meal, also meal which sticks to the quern. See ,, and compare , ,, $1$,

klemmiwik [(klɛm··iwɩk·) klæm··iwɩk·], , 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. From klem(m), See ,

klepp [klɛp (klep, klæp; kləp)], , 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 used as a tabu-name at sea. The name commonly used is, . 2) a crooked piece of iron, fixed to a wooden handle, used for tearing up tormentil by the root. (: klɛp, klep). See and. 3*) crag; hill; now only used as a place-name, de Klepp [klæp], projecting part of the promontory Fitful Head,  de Nort’ and Sooth