Kneppa
Old Norse Dictionary - kneppa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kneppa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kneppa
- t, [knappr], to stud; hettu knepta niðr millum fóta sér, Bárð. 179, Þorf. Karl. 412; kneppta skúa, nailed shoes, Fas. i. 34.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚾᛁᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Þorf. Karl.
- Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)