Knappsöðull

Old Norwegian Dictionary - knappsöðull

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "knappsöðull" (or knappsǫðull) in Norwegian.

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

knappsöðull (knappsǫðull): knappsöðull, m. et Slags Sadel; fore-kommer som Øgenavn: Sigurðr k. Sturl.II, 14936.

Part of speech: m

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, knappsöðull may be more accurately written as knappsǫðull.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᛆᛕᛕᛋᚯᚦᚢᛚᛚ
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.