klénn
Icelandic edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
Adjective edit
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 edit
- (under the weather): vesallegur, lasinn, slappur
- (short): stuttur, smávaxinn
- (lame): lélegur, slappur, slaktur, ómerkilegur, lítilfjörlegur
- (snug): snotur, góður