Al-kunna
Old Norse Dictionary - al-kunna
Meaning of Old Norse word "al-kunna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word al-kunna can mean:al-kunna
- al-kunna
- adj. ind.
- al-kunna
- α. of a thing or event, notorious, universally known; sem a. er orðit, Fms. xi. 201; en sem vinátta þeirra görðist a., but tvhen their friendship was noised abroad, Hkr. ii. 281.
- al-kunna
- β. of a person, knowing, fully informed; unz a., until I know the whole, Vtkv. 8, 10, 12.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚ-ᚴᚢᚾᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Vtkv.
- Vegtams-kviða. (A. I.)