KNAKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KNAKKR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KNAKKR

m., different from hnakkr and hnakki, q. v., [cp. Engl. knick-knack = trifle]:—a kind of little chair, high stool; skaltú gera kistu at móður þinni ok undir knakka, make a coffin and a hearse, Fs. 132; hann settisk niðr á einn knakk, Bs. ii. 186; stólar fjórir, knakkr, lectari, Pm. 17; lang-knakkr, an oblong bench; eldar vóru stórir í elda-skálanum, ok sátu þar nokkurir menn á langknökkum, Finnb. 310; hand-knakkr (q. v.), a kind of crutches.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚾᛅᚴᚴᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Engl
English.
Engl.
English.
gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
lit
literally.
m.
masculine.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Pm.
Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

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