þver-knýta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þver-knýta

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þver-knýta

t, to knit a cross knot, to deny flatly; hann þverknýtti at láta hérað fyrr en þat væri konungs vili, Sturl. iii. 244; hann þverknýtti þat at hann mundi lauss vera, 211; þá mun ek þetta eigi þverknýta, Konr.

Runic Inscription

þᚢᛁᚱ-ᚴᚾᚢᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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