Knefa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - knefa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "knefa" in Norwegian.

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

knefa
knefa, v. (að) tage ufravigelig Bestem-melse, urokkelig Beslutning; er þar núknefat um annat ráð, at ek ætla, hannskuli fara norðr &c. Sturl. I, 34513;hvat viltu Þorgils til mæla við Þor-varð, ef þú vilt nökkurn kost á gera?þat er knefat, segir Þorgils, at ek vilhafa Skagafjörð &c. Sturl. II, 20237;jvf knefanarkostr, hnefa.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᚽᚠᛆ
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:

a.
accusativ.
c.
Capitel.
v.
Verbum.

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