Knappi

Old Norse Dictionary - knappi

Meaning of Old Norse word "knappi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

knappi
a, m. a nickname, Landn.; whence Knappa-dalr, m. a local name, id.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛅᛒᛒᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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