Kanifas

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kanifas

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kanifas" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

kanifas
kanifas, s. grovt Lærred, Hampelærred (aflat. cannabis, = gfr. canevas (v. GayGloss. s. 209 a24. 271 b15 fg) og chane-vas (v. Gay l. c. s. 317 b77 fgg), mnt.canevas Sartorius Gesch. d. d. Hansaherausg. v. Lappenberg II, 44811; kane-vet se Sartorius l. c. II, 862. 8916. 47014og kanives Mnd. Wb. II, 225 b17 fg); ístrætisbúðir (nl. skipist upp) alls kynsklæði, sæi ok lerept, spiz, vax, kanifas,reykelse (alle Slags Klæde, Bay, Lerret,Kniplinger, Vox, Kannefas i H. PausSamling af gamle norske Love II, 2, 20411)Rb. 4923.

Part of speech: s

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚿᛁᚠᛆᛋ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.
Capitel.
fr.
fransk.
lat.
latinsk.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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