Kneppa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kneppa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kneppa" in Norwegian.

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

kneppa: kneppa, v. (pt) trykke, klemme; k. e-n atsér Grett. 8425; hafði fast kneppt fingrat meðalkaflanum Grett. 18610; k. e-ninni dvs. indeslutte en Stj. 526 &vl; m. Dat. þau höfðu þat klæði, er þeir kölluðukjafal, þat var svá gert, at hattr vará upp ok opit á liðunum (dvs. hliðunum)ok engar ermar á, kneppt saman millifóta með knappi ok nezlu Karlsefn. 7(Aa. 1408) jvf Bárð. 3929; Kjaln. c. 7;hann vildi kneppa hári sínu svá, atþat yrði eigi blóðugt Sturl. I, 37928.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᚽᛕᛕᛆ
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.

Dat.: Dativ.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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