Knýfill

Old Norwegian Dictionary - knýfill

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "knýfill" in Norwegian.

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

knýfill: knýfill, m. kort Horn som netop er skudt frem af den Hovedskallen bedækkende Hud (som endnu i Folkesproget, jvf t. knew-fil, kneiffel, knuwel o. s. v. = lat. nodus,nodulus Diefenb. Gloss. lat. Germ.s. 382 a64 fgg; mht. knouf, knoufelLexer I, 1654). Thom. 47336 (jvf 47318);sumir (lokkar) eigi meirr en sprottniror hausi sem knýflar Fm. X, 1702(Fris. 3634; Flat. I, 56316).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᚿᛦᚠᛁᛚᛚ
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:

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

v.: Verbum.

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