Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KIKNA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 KIKNA

að. [cp. keikr], to sink at the knees through a heavy burden; kikna í knésbótum, Fbr. 159, v. l. (but lyknar, Fb. l. c.); rekr klærnar framan í fangit svá at Ormr kiknar við, Fb. i. 530; ok er hann bar af sér lagit kiknaði hann við, Grett. 3 new Ed.; lá við at hann mundi kikna, Fms. iii. 187.

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Runic Inscription

KIKNA

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
l.: Linnæus.
l. c.: loco citato.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.
v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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