Kné-setningr

Old Norse Dictionary - kné-setningr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kné-setningr"

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

kné-setningr
m. a ‘knee-set,’ a foster son, Fms. i. 85.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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