Kenni-speki
Old Norse Dictionary - kenni-speki
Meaning of Old Norse word "kenni-speki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kenni-speki
- f. the faculty of recognition, Bs. i. 328, Greg. 26, Fas. ii. 446; cp. Scot. kenspeckle = easy to be recognised, remarkable.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾᚾᛁ-ᛋᛒᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)