klénn

Icelandic

/ˈkʰljɛtn/

adj
Definitions
  • poor, feeble
  • indisposed, under the weather
  • short
  • poor, lame
  • (dated) pretty, snug, good

Etymology

Derived from Old Norse klénn (puny, snug, little) derived from Proto-Germanic *klainiz (shining, tender, fine, splendid, precious, splended, clear, brilliantly bright, clean, pure, elegant) derived from Proto-Indo-European *g(e)lēi- (gleaming), *gel- (cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*gel-

Gloss

cold, form into a ball, ball, gleam, ball up, freeze, be cold, amass, clench, round, swollen

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

冷, 寒

Emoji
☃️ ⛄️ ❄️ 🌊 🌡️ 🌨️ 🌩️ 🏔️ 💧 😅 😓 😰 😷 🥶 🧊

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