Knapi
Old Norse Dictionary - knapi
Meaning of Old Norse word "knapi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- knapi
- a, m. [A. S. cnapa; Engl. knave; Germ. knabe]:—a servant boy, the valet of a king or great man, JS. 14, N. G. l. ii. 434, O. H. 70, 71, Karl. 331, Þiðr. 141.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᛒᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Js.
- Járnsíða. (B. III.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)