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432 incision in the top of a sheep’s ear, partly also in the side of the ear. *klýp (*klíp)-. klype, , a cleft, klypa and klipa,, narrow space, ( klýpa,, to squeeze; pinch). The  [klip — not: klɩp] makes a derivation from a derivation from *klipp- (klippa,, to clip). See , , and ,
 * klýp (*klíp)- more probable than

klipet [klipət; klɩpət, kləpət], , 1) pinched (lean). Now mostly: 2) pinched; stingy; miserly. *klýpóttr or *klýpinn. klypen,, a) narrow; pinched; b) stingy; miserly. See ,

klipi, klipisten,, see $1$, $1$,

klipi [klipi],, to jam, now “to k. a dog”, to jam a dog’s tail in a crack in a piece of wood, thus imprisoning the dog or hampering it in its movements. klýpa,, to squeeze; pinch. ,, which is found in a different sense.

klipitengs, -taings [klip··itɛŋs·, -tæŋs·],, a pair of tongs, a piece of bent iron or wood (piece of a hoop) used as tongs. ? (reported by J.I.). More common in the forms: [kli̇̄bi, klibi]-taings, [klɩbi]-taings, [klɩba]-taings (the last form reported from ). Edm. gives “-taings” with the definition “tongs made of two bits of wood”. [kløbi]-taings, “ [klȯbi]-taings” and :  [klɩbi] , with the second part of the dropped, is found as a tabu-name, sea-term, for tongs. [klɩpərs] (Glup, ), , sea-term for tongs, is doubtless originally the same word with association to, , to clip. — klýpitöng, klípitöng, klípitong, klíputong,, pincers. The second part of the word is taings, =  tongs,  — See ,

klipp [klɩp (klep), kləp],, to clip, klippa,, to clip. to k. de bait, to cut the bait into small, square pieces (: kləp).

klippers,, see under.

klippstolin [klɩp·stō$n$·lɩn], klippstollin [klɩp·stȯᶅ·ən] and klippstolnin [klɩp·stål·nin],, not fully developed (hermaphroditical) he-lamb, non-prolific ram; a lamb, neither male nor female. The form , with long o in the second part of the, is best testified (Anthony Doull, , ),and then, in this connection, might be stauli,, a boy, toddler (svein-stauli); the same stem as in stoyla (*støyla),, bridesmaid, and staulpa,, a girl, lass. The first part - indicates a restricting or disparaging term, and might be looked upon as being klep, klæp, kläpp, , a child (partly disparagingly), a toddler, klebb,, a little boy, toddler. As r and 1 frequently alternate in Norn, -, however, might also be supposed to represent denoting something stunted.
 * - from older *krypp-,

klir [kli̇̄r] and kliri [kli̇̄ri, klɩ̄ri], , partly a nickname, partly tabu-name, sea-term for the cock. is either a of  kliðr, , bird’s cry, or a metathesis of , which is also handed down as a tabu-name for the cock. For a change ð > r in Norn see , ,
 * : The word

klisgord, klissgord [klisgərt, klɩsgərt], , fine, sticky meal or meal-dust which, in grinding corn, settles on the edges of the millstones. *klis(s)-garðr. klissa, ,