Knapi

Old Norwegian Dictionary - knapi

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "knapi" in Norwegian.

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

knapi: knapi, m. Mandsperson som er i en fornemMands Tjeneste. Fm. VII, 12624 (=sveinn 16619); knapar ok steikarar Didr.14119; seldu mik jarlinum -, gaf hannmér slíkan rétt sem öðrum knöpumFlov 13344; œrit lengi höfum vér þiksett með knöpum Fld. II, 5523; eittvar þat sverð, er eigi sœmdi huglaus-um knapa at bera Klm. 3319; þjónuðuopt vel bornir menn þeim, sem varlamáttu vera knapar þeirra (nl. om det havde gaaet som det burde) Rb. 14 (461);ef knapi eða sveinn ruppar meirr, ennú er mælt, gjaldi húð sína Hirðskrá 3830.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᛆᛕᛁ
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:

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

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