Knakkr
Old Norse Dictionary - knakkr
Meaning of Old Norse word "knakkr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- knakkr
- m., different from hnakkr and hnakki, q. v., [cp. Engl. knick-knack = trifle]:—a kind of little chair, high stool; skaltú gera kistu at móður þinni ok undir knakka, make a coffin and a hearse, Fs. 132; hann settisk niðr á einn knakk, Bs. ii. 186; stólar fjórir, knakkr, lectari, Pm. 17; lang-knakkr, an oblong bench; eldar vóru stórir í elda-skálanum, ok sátu þar nokkurir menn á langknökkum, Finnb. 310; hand-knakkr (q. v.), a kind of crutches.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)