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Knauss

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Definitions

2 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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

knauss

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
esp
especially.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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