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Al-kunna

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3 definitions

1 al-kunna

adj. ind.

2 al-kunna

α. of a thing or event, notorious, universally known; sem a. er orðit, Fms. xi. 201; en sem vinátta þeirra görðist a., but tvhen their friendship was noised abroad, Hkr. ii. 281.

3 al-kunna

β. of a person, knowing, fully informed; unz a., until I know the whole, Vtkv. 8, 10, 12.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

al-kunna

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "al-kunna" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Vtkv.
Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)

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