Definitions
Definitions
1 knauss
1. m. a knoll, crag, D. N. v. 620; whence the mod. Dan. knös and bonde-knös = a ‘boor knoll,’ a boorish youth.
2 knauss
2. m. a square clod of turf, Lat. caespes; cp. Dan. knös; the mod. Icel. form is hnauss, q. v.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
knauss
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "knauss" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).