KNOSA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KNOSA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KNOSA

að, [Ulf. knusian = to kneel; A. S. cnysian; Dan. knuse]:—to bruise, beat; þeir höfðu áðr barit höfuð hans ok knosat, Fms. v. 148; senda mun Drottinn yfir þik hungr þar til er hann knosar þik, Stj. 344, 345; skal ek með miklum ok margföldum kvölum knosa yðra líkami, Fb. i. 404; tekr hann at knosa hjarta Theophili, Th. 14; knosuð bönd, Líkn. 30: knosaðr, often eccl., in the sense of bruised, contrite; sundrknosað hjarta, a contrite heart, Vídal. passim.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚾᚢᛋᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
eccl: ecclesiastical.
eccl.: ecclesiastical.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.
s. v.: sub verbo.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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