Kné-beðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Kné-beðr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 kné-beðr

m. a knee cushion; falla á knébeð, to kneel, Greg. 67, Hom. 75, Ld. 328, Nj. 132, Fms. viii. 95; leggjast á k., Bs. i. 352; knébeðja-fall, kneeling, H. E. ii. 188.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚾᛁ-ᛒᛁᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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