"klokka" meaning in Old Norse

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Noun

Forms: klokku [genitive], klokkur [plural]
Etymology: From Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klek- (onomatopoeia). Akin to Old High German klocca. Etymology templates: {{der|non|LL.|clocca}} Late Latin clocca, {{der|non|cel|-}} Celtic, {{der|non|cel-pro|*klokkos||bell}} Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”), {{cog|cy|cloch}} Welsh cloch, {{cog|ga|clog}} Irish clog, {{der|non|ine-pro|*klek-}} Proto-Indo-European *klek-, {{lb|non|onomatopoeia}} (onomatopoeia), {{cog|goh|klocca}} Old High German klocca Head templates: {{head|non|nouns|g=f|g2=|head=|sort=|tr=}} klokka f, {{non-noun|f|klokku|klokkur}} klokka f (genitive klokku, plural klokkur)
  1. bell Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-klokka-non-noun-9oN0DN7W
  2. clock Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-klokka-non-noun-2BmO-jYE
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "klukka",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: klukka f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: klukka f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "klokka",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: klokka f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: klokka f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "klokke",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: klokke f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: klokke f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "crp-rsn",
            "2": "Klokka",
            "3": "klok"
          },
          "expansion": "Russenorsk: Klokka, klok",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russenorsk: Klokka, klok"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-scy",
            "2": "klákka",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Scanian: klákka f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scanian: klákka f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "klocka",
            "g": "c"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: klocka c",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: klocka c"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "klokke",
            "g": "c"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: klokke c",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: klokke c"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "klokke",
            "g": "mf"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: klokke m or f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: klokke m or f"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "clocca"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin clocca",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "cel",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Celtic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*klokkos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bell"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cloch"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh cloch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "clog"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish clog",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*klek-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *klek-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "onomatopoeia"
      },
      "expansion": "(onomatopoeia)",
      "name": "lb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "klocca"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German klocca",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klek- (onomatopoeia).\nAkin to Old High German klocca.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "klokku",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klokkur",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "klokka f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "klokku",
        "3": "klokkur"
      },
      "expansion": "klokka f (genitive klokku, plural klokkur)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bell"
      ],
      "id": "en-klokka-non-noun-9oN0DN7W",
      "links": [
        [
          "bell",
          "bell"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clock"
      ],
      "id": "en-klokka-non-noun-2BmO-jYE",
      "links": [
        [
          "clock",
          "clock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "klokka"
}
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    "Old Norse entries with incorrect language header",
    "Old Norse feminine nouns",
    "Old Norse lemmas",
    "Old Norse nouns",
    "Old Norse onomatopoeias",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Celtic languages",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Late Latin",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Celtic",
    "Old Norse terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "is",
            "2": "klukka",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Icelandic: klukka f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Icelandic: klukka f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fo",
            "2": "klokka",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Faroese: klokka f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Faroese: klokka f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nn",
            "2": "klokke",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Nynorsk: klokke f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Nynorsk: klokke f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "crp-rsn",
            "2": "Klokka",
            "3": "klok"
          },
          "expansion": "Russenorsk: Klokka, klok",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Russenorsk: Klokka, klok"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gmq-scy",
            "2": "klákka",
            "g": "f"
          },
          "expansion": "Scanian: klákka f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Scanian: klákka f"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "sv",
            "2": "klocka",
            "g": "c"
          },
          "expansion": "Swedish: klocka c",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Swedish: klocka c"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "da",
            "2": "klokke",
            "g": "c"
          },
          "expansion": "Danish: klokke c",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Danish: klokke c"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "nb",
            "2": "klokke",
            "g": "mf"
          },
          "expansion": "Norwegian Bokmål: klokke m or f",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Norwegian Bokmål: klokke m or f"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "LL.",
        "3": "clocca"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Latin clocca",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "cel",
        "3": "-"
      },
      "expansion": "Celtic",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "cel-pro",
        "3": "*klokkos",
        "4": "",
        "5": "bell"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cy",
        "2": "cloch"
      },
      "expansion": "Welsh cloch",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ga",
        "2": "clog"
      },
      "expansion": "Irish clog",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*klek-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *klek-",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "onomatopoeia"
      },
      "expansion": "(onomatopoeia)",
      "name": "lb"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "klocca"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German klocca",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Late Latin clocca, probably of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *klokkos (“bell”) (compare Welsh cloch, Irish clog), from Proto-Indo-European *klek- (onomatopoeia).\nAkin to Old High German klocca.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "klokku",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "klokkur",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "f",
        "g2": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": "",
        "tr": ""
      },
      "expansion": "klokka f",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "klokku",
        "3": "klokkur"
      },
      "expansion": "klokka f (genitive klokku, plural klokkur)",
      "name": "non-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bell"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bell",
          "bell"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clock"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clock",
          "clock"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "klokka"
}

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