Kanna

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kanna

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kanna" in Norwegian.

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

kanna: kanna, f. 1) Kande til at skjænke ellerdrikke af. Ríg. 29; Flat. I, 343; Fm.VIII, 413 &vl 1; Rb. 13, 4; DN. IV,35918. 43217. 47513. VIII, 76 (9330); Stj.20715; Clar. 1635. 2) Kande som Hul-maal, = justukanna, justa (jvf half-kanna). Mk. 5828 (DN. XII, 8918); DN.II, 468 (36438); hver rétt mótmarkar(dvs. mótmarkað, se Rb. 134) kanna Rb.11022. - Jvf. t. kanne DWb. V, 164 fg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᚿᚿᛆ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

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