Kneif
Old Norse Dictionary - kneif
Meaning of Old Norse word "kneif"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kneif
- f. [cp. Engl. nip], a kind of nippers or pincers, Björn; hreifa kneif, ‘palm-pincers,’ poët. for the hand, grasp, Gísl. (in a verse): a nickname, Landn. 278.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᛁᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- poët.
- poetically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Björn
- Biörn Halldórsson.
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)