An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language / in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

by John Jamieson

Su. G. klump, Teut. klompe.

CLUNG, part. pa. Empty, applied to the stomach or belly after long fasting, S.

From E. cling, to dry up.

Ross.

To CLUNK, v. n. To emit a hollow and interrupted sound, as that proceeding from any liquid confined in a cask, when shaken, if the cask be not full, S.

Dan. glunk, the guggling of a narrow-mouthed pot or strait-necked bottle when it is emptying; Sw. klunk-a, to guggle.

CLUNKERS, s. pl. Dirt hardened in clots, so as to render a road, pavement, or floor unequal, S.

Germ. clunkern, a knot or clod of dirt.

CLUTE, s. The half of the hoof of any cloven-footed animal, S.
Ramsay.

Germ. cluft, fissura, or A. S. cleofed, fissus.